Pestilence
The List USG-147 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- USG-147
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $0.67
What it does
At the beginning of the end step, if no creatures are on the battlefield, sacrifice this enchantment.
black mana: This enchantment deals 1 damage to each creature and each player.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Pestilence originally debuted in the 1998 Magic: The Gathering expansion set Urza's Saga. Designed as a powerful black enchantment, it reflects the grim, mechanical, and artifact-heavy aesthetic of the Urza block, where players sought to control the battlefield through resource attrition. The card gained notoriety for its ability to deal damage to both players and creatures, forcing players to carefully balance their life totals against the need for board control.
The inclusion of Pestilence on 'The List' is a curation effort by Wizards of the Coast, designed to reintroduce iconic or historically significant cards into modern play through set boosters. By featuring the original Urza's Saga card frame and the distinctive, haunting illustration by Brom, this version allows new collectors to engage with a piece of Magic's tactical history while maintaining the visual legacy of the late 1990s card designs.
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