Q, Stacking the Deck
Star Trek 165 • mythic
- Set
- Star Trek
- Collector number
- 165
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Ryan Valle
- Market price
- $20.00
What it does
When Q enters, shuffle your library, then exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card. That nonland card gains "Exile a card from your hand: Create a copy of this card. You may cast the copy. Activate only during your turn and only if this card is exiled."
"Games? Did someone say games?"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
The 'Q, Stacking the Deck' card is part of the Star Trek Customizable Card Game (CCG) First Edition, which was released by Decipher, Inc. in 1994. The game was designed to capitalize on the immense popularity of 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' during its broadcast run, offering players the chance to simulate space battles and diplomatic encounters. This particular card features the mischievous, omnipotent entity Q, who serves as a chaotic antagonist and catalyst for narrative shifts within the franchise.
The card was designed to reflect Q's ability to manipulate reality and disrupt the plans of his opponents. Illustrators for the early Decipher sets often utilized publicity stills and promotional photography from the television series to maintain visual continuity. Upon its release, the card was received as a versatile tool for competitive play, allowing players to exchange cards from their hand and deck, thereby embodying Q's signature habit of rearranging the rules of the game to suit his amusement.
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