Rain of Tears
Tempest 149 • uncommon
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 149
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Charles Gillespie
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
Destroy target land.
"These rains cannot quench; they carve the land's face like a scalpel on flesh."— Crovax
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Rain of Tears was released in 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to introduce mechanics like buyback and shadow, aiming to create a more dynamic and interactive play experience during a period when the game was rapidly expanding its strategic depth and player base.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Ron Spencer, a prominent contributor to the game's early visual identity. His work on this card depicts the grim, atmospheric nature of the Tempest setting, using his characteristic style to convey the melancholy inherent in the card's function of destroying creatures. Upon release, the card served as a thematic piece of removal in black decks, contributing to the set's established reputation for high-impact, flavorful interaction.
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