Putrefy
Ravnica: City of Guilds 221 • uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Collector number
- 221
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black · Green
- Artist
- Jim Nelson
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
Destroy target artifact or creature. It can't be regenerated.
"All matter, animate or not, rots when exposed to time. We merely speed up the process."— Ezoc, Golgari rot farmer
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
Putrefy was first released in 2005 as part of the Ravnica: City of Guilds set, the inaugural expansion in a block centered on the color-aligned guilds of the plane of Ravnica. The card was designed to serve as a versatile removal spell for the Golgari Swarm, a guild defined by the cycle of life and death, reflecting their mechanical identity of recurring resources from the graveyard. Its design emphasizes the guild's signature ability, Dredge, by offering a flexible solution to threats that had become increasingly difficult to manage in the game's evolving meta.
The card's artwork was illustrated by Vance Kovacs, who utilized a dark, organic aesthetic to represent the Golgari's influence over decay and fungal growth. The visual direction aimed to convey a sense of inevitable decomposition, aligning with the card's function of destroying artifacts or creatures. Upon its release, Putrefy was highly regarded by players for its efficiency and reliability, quickly becoming a staple in various green-black decks due to its ability to handle multiple card types in a single, cost-effective package.
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