Pox
Ice Age 158 • rare
- Set
- Ice Age
- Collector number
- 158
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- black mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Cornelius Brudi
- Market price
- $7.69
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 released in 1995 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set Ice Age. This set marked a significant shift in the game's production, being the first to be sold in localized languages other than English. The card was designed to embody the brutal, attrition-based philosophy of black mana, mechanically forcing all players to sacrifice resources, discard cards, and lose life simultaneously. This symmetrical effect made it a notorious card for shifting the state of a board, punishing players for their greed or over-extension.
The evocative artwork for Pox was created by the artist Dameon Willich, who contributed numerous illustrations to the game during the mid-nineties. Willich’s visual interpretation of the card—a grim, decaying figure—perfectly captured the card’s namesake theme of virulent disease and inevitable decline. Upon its release, Pox was received as a high-risk, high-reward tactical tool, eventually becoming a cornerstone of niche 'Stax' or control archetypes that focus on resource denial rather than aggressive combat.
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