Purelace
Fourth Edition 43 • rare
- Set
- Fourth Edition
- Collector number
- 43
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Sandra Everingham
- Market price
- $0.44
What it does
Target spell or permanent becomes white. (Mana symbols on that permanent remain unchanged.)
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
Purelace was introduced in the Fourth Edition of Magic: The Gathering, released in April 1995. As part of a cycle of cards known as the 'Laces,' it was designed to allow players to change the color of a target permanent to one of the five colors of magic. This cycle was a carry-over from the game's earliest sets, originally conceptualized during the alpha phase to explore the game's color-pie mechanics and provide niche utility in sideboard play.
The card features an illustration by Dan Frazier, a foundational artist for the game who was instrumental in defining its early visual identity. His work for the Laces sought to convey the ethereal, transformative nature of the spell through abstract, fluid shapes. While the card is often cited by collectors as a quintessential example of early 1990s trading card design, it remains a fringe mechanical element, largely regarded today for its historical significance within the game's initial expansion cycles rather than for competitive play.
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