Renounce
Mercadian Masques 42 • uncommon
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 42
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Carl Critchlow
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
Sacrifice any number of permanents. You gain 2 life for each permanent sacrificed this way.
Gerrard offered no defense to Orim's condemnation; the mission was under his command, and he was responsible.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Renounce was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the plane of Mercadia, a world defined by its complex mercantile systems and goblin-dominated trade networks, the card reflects the set's mechanical focus on resource manipulation and sacrifice. As part of the White color pie, the card allows players to sacrifice permanents to gain life, a strategic utility designed to counteract aggressive board states or salvage value from cards that have served their purpose.
The artwork for Renounce was created by illustrator Mark Poole, a veteran artist of the game's early years. Poole employed his signature ethereal and painterly style to interpret the concept of 'renunciation,' depicting a figure shedding their worldly attachments. While the card is often cited by players for its specific niche utility in life-gain decks, it remains a distinct example of the thematic world-building that Wizards of the Coast utilized to distinguish the Mercadian Masques aesthetic from the more gothic or high-fantasy themes of previous sets.
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