Reverse Damage
Ninth Edition 35 • rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 35
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Thomas Gianni
- Market price
- $0.38
What it does
The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage. You gain life equal to the damage prevented this way.
"My enemy's hatred is his weakness. My enemy's anger is my strength."— Remin, venerable monk
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Reverse Damage was originally printed in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield as a white-aligned reactive spell. The card reflects the early philosophy of the game, where white magic functioned as a defensive mechanism to punish aggressive strategies by redirected damage back at the source. This Ninth Edition printing, featuring artwork by Terese Nielsen, serves as part of the core set transition period where the game sought to standardize card frames and consolidate essential mechanics for new players.
The illustration by Terese Nielsen portrays the spell's thematic essence of redirection through ethereal, protective symbolism. Nielsen, a prominent figure in the game's artistic history, utilized a style that emphasizes the mystical and defensive nature of the effect. By the time of the Ninth Edition release in 2005, the card was received as a functional staple for white-based control decks, maintaining its role as a classic reactive tool in the core set environment.
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