Power Sink
The List MIR-83 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- MIR-83
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- X mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Charles Gillespie
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Counter target spell unless its controller pays X mana. If that player doesn't, they tap all lands with mana abilities they control and lose all unspent mana.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Power Sink was originally introduced in the 1996 Mirage expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed as an instant-speed counterspell, it allowed players to force an opponent to expend all their remaining mana, effectively draining their resources and disrupting their turn. The card was crafted by Wizards of the Coast during a period of experimentation with resource management mechanics, and its initial artwork by Quinton Hoover became iconic for its evocative, mystical depiction of energy depletion.
The inclusion of Power Sink in 'The List'—a curated selection of cards from the game's history that can be found in modern Set Boosters—serves as a nod to its legacy as a staple of early blue-aligned control decks. By reprinting cards like this, the game developers provide newer players with a glimpse into the mechanical evolution of the nineties, maintaining the card's original artistic identity while integrating it into the contemporary play environment.
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