Planar Despair
Apocalypse 50 • rare
- Set
- Apocalypse
- Collector number
- 50
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mike Sass
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Domain — All creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn for each basic land type among lands you control.
All of Dominaria recoiled as Yawgmoth and his retainers arrived.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Planar Despair was released in 2001 as part of the Apocalypse expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Serving as the conclusion to the Invasion block, the set focused on the climactic battle against the Phyrexians, a race of biomechanical horrors invading the plane of Dominaria. The card was designed as a sorcery reflecting the overwhelming, destructive magic utilized during this planar conflict, capturing the lore-heavy themes of devastation that defined the narrative arc of the time.
The artwork for Planar Despair was created by illustrator Pete Venters, a prominent contributor to the game during its early years. Venters utilized a dark, visceral style to depict the card's theme, aiming to convey a sense of existential dread and environmental collapse consistent with the Phyrexians' parasitic influence. Upon its release, the card was noted for its thematic alignment with the set's high-stakes storytelling, though it remained a niche utility piece within the competitive landscape of the era.
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