Poison the Blade
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate 248 • common
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Collector number
- 248
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Matt Forsyth
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Target creature gains deathtouch until end of turn.
Draw a card.
"Breath of basilisk, sting of scorpion, or medusa's tears? All may be distilled, for a price."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Poison the Blade was released in 2022 as part of the Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set was designed to bring the atmosphere and mechanics of the Dungeons & Dragons Forgotten Realms campaign setting into the multiplayer Commander format. The card functions as an instant that grants deathtouch, drawing mechanical inspiration from the rogue archetypes often found in high-fantasy tabletop roleplaying games.
The card's visual identity was crafted by artist Caio Monteiro, who employed a sharp, stylistic approach to emphasize the lethality implied by the card's name. By focusing on the interplay between shadow and edge, the illustration serves to reinforce the flavor of a surprise attack. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional tool for limited play and budget-conscious deck building, fitting neatly into the set’s broader goal of providing utility within the social Commander ecosystem.
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