Sanctimony
Urza's Destiny 16 • uncommon
- Set
- Urza's Destiny
- Collector number
- 16
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Mark Brill
- Market price
- $0.24
What it does
Whenever an opponent taps a Mountain for mana, you may gain 1 life.
"To forgive our enemies is to forgive ourselves."
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
Sanctimony was released in 1999 as part of the Urza's Destiny expansion, the third and final set in the Urza block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. During this period, Wizards of the Coast focused heavily on artifact-themed mechanics and complex, high-power interactions that defined the competitive landscape of the late nineties. The card was designed as a hate piece, specifically intended to disrupt red-aligned strategies by penalizing players for using red mana sources.
The artwork for Sanctimony was commissioned by Mark Brill, an illustrator known for his contributions to early Magic sets. Brill utilized a somber, illustrative style to evoke the feeling of religious or moral rebuke, aligning with the card's function of punishing 'sinful' red mana. Upon release, the card saw limited play in competitive formats, serving primarily as a niche sideboard option in environments where burn-heavy decks were prevalent, and it remains a curious piece of late-nineties mechanical design.
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