Misery Charm
Onslaught 158 • common
- Set
- Onslaught
- Collector number
- 158
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- David Martin
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
Choose one —
• Destroy target Cleric.
• Return target Cleric card from your graveyard to your hand.
• Target player loses 2 life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Misery Charm was released in the Onslaught expansion set for Magic: The Gathering in October 2002. As a common black instant, it was designed to provide players with versatile utility within the set’s focus on creature types and graveyard interaction. The design follows the 'Charm' cycle tradition, offering three distinct modal effects that allow for tactical flexibility during gameplay.
The artwork was provided by illustrator David Martin, who contributed several pieces to the set. Martin’s aesthetic for the card leans into the grim, high-fantasy tone characteristic of the black mana color identity, aiming to visually represent the card's ability to manipulate life totals and creature states. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, if situational, role-player in the limited environment of the Onslaught block.
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