Oppression
Urza's Saga 143 • rare
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 143
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $6.52
What it does
Whenever a player casts a spell, that player discards a card.
"Do not presume to speak for yourself."— Gix, to Xantcha
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Oppression was released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set is infamous among the player base for introducing highly powerful artifacts and enchantment-based mechanics that reshaped the game's competitive landscape. As a black enchantment, the card was designed to embody the color's identity of attrition and discard, forcing players to discard a card every time they cast a spell, thereby punishing aggressive playstyles.
The artwork was provided by Pete Venters, a prolific illustrator who contributed hundreds of pieces to the game throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s. Venters leaned into a dark, visceral aesthetic for this piece, depicting a figure constrained by surreal, skeletal bindings to visually represent the card's mechanical function of stifling resources. Upon its release, the card was recognized by players as a potent utility tool for stasis decks, valued more for its disruptive board presence than its subtle, ominous imagery.
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