Purphoros's Intervention
Theros Beyond Death Promos 151s • rare
- Set
- Theros Beyond Death Promos
- Collector number
- 151s
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Aleksi Briclot
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Choose one —
• Create an X/1 red Elemental creature token with trample and haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
• Purphoros's Intervention deals twice X damage to target creature or planeswalker.
"I bring a fire to recast all the world."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Purphoros's Intervention was released as part of the Theros Beyond Death expansion for Magic: The Gathering in early 2020. This card serves as a thematic representation of the god Purphoros, the deity of the forge, reflecting the set's Greco-Roman mythology inspiration where gods exerted direct influence over the mortal realm. Mechanically, the card was designed as a versatile red sorcery that allows players to choose between generating explosive elemental damage or creating a creature token, embodying the volatile nature of fire.
The artwork for this specific promotional version was created by artist Johannes Voss, who has a long-standing history of contributing to the game's aesthetic. Voss utilized a dynamic and glowing color palette to capture the intensity of the forge and the destructive power attributed to the god. Upon its release, the card saw immediate play in various competitive formats, particularly in Commander, where its flexibility to act as either a targeted removal spell or a late-game finisher was well received by the player base.
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