Run Afoul
Core Set 2021 201 • common
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Collector number
- 201
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Cristi Balanescu
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
Target opponent sacrifices a creature of their choice with flying.
"What did you catch today, my pet? Ah, it looks like a bit of vampire stuck between your teeth."— Atla Palani, nest tender
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Run Afoul was released in 2020 as part of the Core Set 2021 for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Wizards of the Coast designed Core Sets to serve as an accessible entry point for new players while providing a balanced environment for established competitive formats. Mechanically, the card was intended to provide a functional removal option for green decks, allowing them to interact with flying creatures by forcing an opponent to sacrifice them.
The artwork was commissioned from illustrator Cristi Balanescu, whose work frequently appears in the fantasy tabletop gaming space. Balanescu utilized a dramatic, low-angle perspective to emphasize the creature's vulnerability as it is grounded by magical intervention. Upon its debut, the card was received as a standard utility piece for limited-format play, valued primarily for its ability to provide green, a color that typically struggles with direct removal, a specific answer to aerial threats.
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