Resounding Silence
Shards of Alara 22 • common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 22
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Mark Zug
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Exile target attacking creature.
Cycling 5 generic mana green mana white mana blue mana (5 generic mana green mana white mana blue mana, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle this card, exile up to two target attacking creatures.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Resounding Silence was released in 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a common instant, it was designed to function within the set’s mechanics, specifically highlighting the cycle of cards with the 'retrace' ability, which allowed players to cast spells from their graveyard by discarding a land card. This mechanic was intended to provide late-game utility, ensuring that even lower-rarity cards remained relevant as the match progressed.
The card was illustrated by Mark Zug, a prominent artist in the Magic: The Gathering community known for his detailed fantasy aesthetic. Zug’s work on this piece captures the theme of the Esper shard, reflecting a world defined by the intersection of magic and artificial evolution. The visual design focuses on the suppression of sound and the crystalline, structured beauty characteristic of the plane, contributing to the set's overall atmospheric world-building.
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