Persist
Modern Horizons 2 400 • rare
- Set
- Modern Horizons 2
- Collector number
- 400
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Milivoj Ćeran
- Market price
- $3.74
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 expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set was designed specifically to introduce powerful, direct-to-modern cards that bypass standard rotation, focusing on complex mechanics and nostalgia for long-time players. The card serves as a thematic callback to the 'persist' keyword originally introduced in the 2008 Shadowmoor block, capturing the flavor of dark, recurring resurrection magic within the game's lore.
The artwork for this card was created by illustrator Grzegorz Rutkowski. His design emphasizes a haunting, ethereal aesthetic, utilizing dramatic lighting to depict the harrowing process of bringing a creature back from the graveyard. Upon release, the card was widely recognized by competitive players for its efficiency as a reanimation spell, becoming a staple in various deck archetypes that rely on sacrificing and recurring powerful creatures.
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