Outbreak
Prophecy 71 • uncommon
- Set
- Prophecy
- Collector number
- 71
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Quinton Hoover
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
You may discard a Swamp card rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Choose a creature type. All creatures of that type get -1/-1 until end of turn.
This plague chooses its victims.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Outbreak was released in 1994 as part of the Prophecy expansion set for the original Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this expansion followed the game's initial surge in popularity, introducing mechanics that emphasized board state control and resource management. The set drew on darker, more atmospheric fantasy themes, and Outbreak reflects this aesthetic through its focus on thematic destruction and strategic disadvantage.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Jesper Myhre, who contributed several pieces to the early Magic: The Gathering catalog. Myhre’s work during this period was characterized by a gritty, traditional fantasy style that aimed to convey the visceral impact of magical decay. While the card is often cited by collectors for its niche utility in specific deck builds, it remains a quintessential example of the illustrative style that defined the game's formative years in the mid-1990s.
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