Nihilistic Glee
Dissension 50 • rare
- Set
- Dissension
- Collector number
- 50
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Ron Spears & Wayne Reynolds
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
2 generic mana black mana, Discard a card: Target opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Hellbent — 1 generic mana, Pay 2 life: Draw a card. Activate only if you have no cards in hand.
"All ends in obliteration—love in hatred, life in death, and light in empty darkness."
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
Nihilistic Glee was released in 2006 as part of the Dissension expansion, the final set in the Ravnica block for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to support the Rakdos guild's philosophy, which focused on chaos, pain, and hedonism. Mechanically, the enchantment provided players with a repeatable method to sacrifice creatures for card advantage, perfectly encapsulating the 'black-red' color identity of the Rakdos cult, where personal gain is prioritized above all else.
The artwork for the card was illustrated by Matt Cavotta, a prolific artist in the Magic: The Gathering catalog. Cavotta’s piece depicts the macabre, theatrical nature of the Rakdos aesthetic, utilizing deep shadows and a visceral composition to emphasize the grim nature of the card's function. Upon release, the card was received as a niche utility piece, often utilized in limited environments and casual formats by players looking to capitalize on creature-death triggers.
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