Overwhelming Forces
Breaking News 69 • mythic
- Set
- Breaking News
- Collector number
- 69
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Willem Hampson
- Finish
- Foil
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 Breaking News bonus sheet, which was introduced alongside the Outlaws of Thunder Junction set in 2024. The card is a reprint of a powerful, high-mana-cost spell originally debuted in the Commander 2013 product, designed to provide a board-clearing effect that simultaneously rewards the caster with significant card advantage.
The aesthetic direction for the Breaking News sheet draws heavy inspiration from mid-century noir comics and vintage newspaper front pages, utilizing bold typography and dramatic, high-contrast imagery to convey urgent narrative beats. Artist Willem Hampson contributed this specific illustration to the set, focusing on the sheer scale of the spell by emphasizing chaotic motion and overwhelming visual density to match the card's mechanical impact.
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