Mutilate
Torment 73 • rare
- Set
- Torment
- Collector number
- 73
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Eric Peterson
- Market price
- $3.98
What it does
All creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn for each Swamp you control.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Mutilate was released in 2002 as part of the Torment expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was uniquely designed to favor black-aligned cards, shifting the game's balance to emphasize themes of graveyard interaction, sacrifice, and darkness. As a rare sorcery, Mutilate served as a quintessential board wipe for black decks, scaling its power based on the number of Swamps the player controlled, which reinforced the set's mechanical focus on monocolored strategy.
The card's striking imagery was created by fantasy artist Eric Peterson. His illustration captures the visceral and destructive nature of the spell, depicting a twisted, nightmarish transformation that aligns with the grim aesthetic of the Torment expansion. Upon its release, the card was well-received by competitive players for its efficiency, eventually becoming a staple in various formats where black-based control decks sought a reliable method to clear the battlefield of creatures.
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