Overwhelming Encounter
The List CLB-245 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- CLB-245
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Darek Zabrocki
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
Creatures you control gain vigilance and trample until end of turn. Roll a d20.
1—9 | Creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn.
10—19 | Put two +1/+1 counters on each creature you control.
20 | Put four +1/+1 counters on each creature you control.
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
Overwhelming Encounter was originally printed as a rare card in the 2005 Magic: The Gathering expansion Saviors of Kamigawa. The card belongs to the Kamigawa block, which drew heavy inspiration from Japanese folklore and mythology, with this specific piece reflecting the set's mechanical focus on hand size and the 'sweep' mechanic, which allowed players to return lands to their hand to scale the intensity of their spells.
The artwork was created by illustrator Matt Cavotta, who was a significant visual contributor to the Magic: The Gathering brand during the mid-2000s. His design for the card sought to capture the overwhelming scale of a sudden, chaotic confrontation. The card was later included in 'The List', a rotating selection of cards from the game's history that appear in Set Boosters, intended to give newer players access to interesting or nostalgic reprints from previous eras of the game.
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