Pox
Mystery Booster 2 185 • rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Collector number
- 185
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Scott M. Fischer
- Market price
- $1.53
What it does
Each player loses a third of their life, then discards a third of the cards in their hand, then sacrifices a third of the creatures they control of their choice, then sacrifices a third of the lands they control of their choice. Round up each time.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Pox was originally released in the 1996 expansion set Stronghold, designed by Mike Selinker as a high-risk, high-reward black sorcery. It reflects the experimental, punishing game design philosophy of the mid-1990s, where symmetric resource destruction was used to force players into precarious board states. The original art by Greg Staples leaned into a visceral, gothic aesthetic that became synonymous with the card's brutal reputation in competitive formats like Legacy and Cube drafts.
The version from Mystery Booster 2 is a direct reprint featuring the iconic original illustration. This set was created by Wizards of the Coast as a celebration of the game’s history, pulling cards from across decades to create a chaotic, eclectic draft experience. By including Pox in this curated selection, the developers acknowledged its enduring status as a cult-classic card that remains a definitive example of black-mana disruption, maintaining its presence in the game's expansive legacy.
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