Overwhelming Forces
Breaking News 17 • mythic
- Set
- Breaking News
- Collector number
- 17
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Willem Hampson
- Market price
- $1.37
What it does
Destroy all creatures target opponent controls. Draw a card for each creature destroyed this way.
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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
Overwhelming Forces is a mythic rare sorcery card featured in the Magic: The Gathering set Breaking News, which was released as a special bonus sheet within the Outlaws of Thunder Junction expansion in 2024. The card uses the distinct 'Breaking News' aesthetic, designed to mimic the layout and visual language of a gritty, noir-style newspaper front page, complete with stylized headlines and a monochromatic, high-contrast illustration style that evokes 1940s detective fiction.
The card’s art was commissioned from illustrator Willem Hampson, who leaned into the dramatic, dark themes of the set to depict the chaos of a battlefield. By transforming a classic, powerful spell into the context of a sensationalized news report, the design team aimed to merge the game's high-fantasy mechanics with the thematic pulp-western tone of the set. Upon release, the card was widely noted for its unique visual departure from traditional fantasy art, becoming a popular inclusion for collectors who favor stylized, alternate-art frames.
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