Persist
Modern Horizons 2 96 • rare
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2
- Collector number
- 96
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Milivoj Ćeran
- Market price
- $1.50
What it does
Return target nonlegendary creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it.
In the tight-knit doun of Mistmeadow, death is less important than duty.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Persist was released in 2021 as part of the Modern Horizons 2 set, a supplemental Magic: The Gathering expansion specifically designed to introduce powerful, high-complexity cards directly into the Modern format. The card serves as a thematic callback to the 'persist' keyword originally introduced in the 2008 Shadowmoor set, which represented a cycle of death and resurrection. By distilling the mechanic into a single sorcery spell, the designers aimed to provide players with an efficient, budget-friendly reanimation tool that interacts uniquely with creatures lacking base +1/+1 counters.
The card was illustrated by Donato Giancola, a prominent figure in fantasy art known for his painterly, ethereal style. Giancola’s vision for the artwork was to capture the somber, tactile essence of a spirit returning to a physical vessel, emphasizing the weight and melancholy of the act. The design was well-received by the competitive community, where it quickly became a staple in graveyard-based strategies, valued for its elegant utility and the specific technical constraints it imposes on the creatures it brings back to the battlefield.
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