Perish
Tempest 147 • uncommon
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 147
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Rebecca Guay
- Market price
- $2.10
What it does
Destroy all green creatures. They can't be regenerated.
"There will come a time when the voices of soil and seedling will sing only laments."— Oracle *en*-Vec
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
Perish was released in 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was notable for introducing mechanics like buyback and shadow, which significantly shifted the strategic landscape of competitive play. The card itself represents a black-aligned board wipe intended to provide a harsh corrective measure against green creatures, reflecting the color pie philosophy that allows black to destroy life in exchange for its own dark power.
The artwork for Perish was created by illustrator Kev Walker, whose gritty and atmospheric style became a defining aesthetic for the game during the late 1990s. Walker sought to convey a sense of sudden, inevitable decay, utilizing dark tones and sharp contrasts to emphasize the card's function of clearing green permanents from the battlefield. Upon its release, the card was immediately recognized by tournament players as a potent sideboard staple, valued for its efficiency and its definitive impact on matchups against aggressive green strategies.
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