Nissa's Defeat
Hour of Devastation 123 • uncommon
- Set
- Hour of Devastation
- Collector number
- 123
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Kieran Yanner
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
Destroy target Forest, green enchantment, or green planeswalker. If that permanent was a Nissa planeswalker, draw a card.
"The soul of this world is gone, Nissa, and I would gladly kill it again."— Nicol Bolas
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Nissa's Defeat was released in the 2017 Magic: The Gathering expansion Hour of Devastation, a set that depicts the climactic battle against the elder dragon Nicol Bolas on the plane of Amonkhet. The card serves as a narrative piece reflecting the crushing blow dealt to the planeswalker Nissa Revane as the artificial paradise of Amonkhet is dismantled by Bolas.
Illustrated by artist Magali Villeneuve, the card depicts Nissa in a moment of vulnerability, her connection to the land severed. Villeneuve, known for her expressive character work, sought to capture the specific theme of the 'Defeat' cycle—a series of cards representing the failures of the Gatewatch members—by emphasizing the harsh, overwhelming power of Bolas's influence over the environment.
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