Plumb the Forbidden
Bloomburrow Commander 188 • uncommon
- Set
- Bloomburrow Commander
- Collector number
- 188
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Andrey Kuzinskiy
- Market price
- $0.47
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice one or more creatures. When you do, copy this spell for each creature sacrificed this way.
You draw a card and lose 1 life.
Strixhaven forbade all magic from the Blood Age, so that is where Extus began his research.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Plumb the Forbidden was released in 2024 as part of the Bloomburrow Commander expansion for the Magic: The Gathering card game. The set features a whimsical, storybook-inspired aesthetic that reimagines the game's multiverse as a world of anthropomorphic animals. This specific card, a reprint of a spell originally introduced in Strixhaven: School of Mages, fits within the set's themes of resource sacrifice and high-risk utility, reflecting the darker undertones present beneath the charming exterior of the Bloomburrow setting.
The card was illustrated by Donato Giancola, a renowned fantasy artist known for his painterly style and depth of atmosphere. In designing the card, Giancola sought to capture the gravity of a forbidden act, utilizing light and shadow to emphasize the cost required to draw cards. The illustration is widely regarded for its technical execution, aligning with the broader artistic standards of Wizards of the Coast's recent sets, where traditional painterly techniques are often utilized to ground the fantastical elements of the game world.
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