Quietus Spike
Commander 2017 220 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2017
- Collector number
- 220
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mark Brill
- Market price
- $1.57
What it does
Equipped creature has deathtouch.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up.
Equip 3 generic mana
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Quietus Spike was first released in the 2017 Commander set, specifically as part of the Vampiric Bloodlust deck. This equipment card serves as a tactical tool designed to aggressively reduce an opponent's life total, mirroring the draining mechanics often associated with black-aligned themes in Magic: The Gathering. Its introduction in a preconstructed deck was intended to provide players with a reliable, repeatable method of maintaining pressure in multiplayer formats where life totals can be significant.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Igor Kieryluk, who has contributed extensively to the game's aesthetic. The design focuses on a visceral, dark fantasy motif, emphasizing the spike as a jagged, necrotic artifact. The card was received by the player community as a staple of the 'Voltron' style of deck construction, where players equip a single creature with artifacts to make it a dominant threat, valued for its ability to cut an opponent's health in half upon successful combat damage.
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