Phthisis
Time Spiral Remastered 129 • uncommon
- Set
- Time Spiral Remastered
- Collector number
- 129
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Market price
- $0.30
What it does
Destroy target creature. Its controller loses life equal to its power plus its toughness.
Suspend 5—1 generic mana black mana (Rather than cast this card from your hand, you may pay 1 generic mana black mana and exile it with five time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Originally released in the 2006 Time Spiral set, Phthisis was designed as part of a series of cards paying homage to the game's past through the lens of temporal instability. The card depicts a degenerative, wasting disease, a theme reflected in its mechanical design where the spell grows more destructive based on the creature's size, ultimately leading to the sacrifice of the target. This reprint in Time Spiral Remastered maintained the original thematic weight, serving as a nod to the mechanics of the mid-2000s era.
The artwork was provided by Carl Critchlow, a long-time contributor to the game known for his distinct, expressive illustration style. Critchlow’s interpretation of Phthisis leans into the grim, visceral nature of the spell’s flavor text, utilizing shadows and high-contrast lines to evoke a sense of inevitable decay. Within the Time Spiral Remastered set, which functioned as a curated celebration of the three-set block, the card was included to provide depth to the black mana color identity in limited draft environments.
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