Scar
Shadowmoor 194 • common
- Set
- Shadowmoor
- Collector number
- 194
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana or red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black · Red
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.
"What is a scar? A sign of courage in the face of danger? A mere trick of flesh? Or a constant reminder of agonizing pain, and the follies of war."— Illulia of Nighthearth
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
Scar was released as part of the Shadowmoor set in May 2008, a block themed around a world of perpetual twilight and shifting folklore. As an instant card, it was designed to provide a low-cost, reactive utility within the black mana color identity, specifically facilitating the sacrifice of creatures to impose penalties on an opponent’s board state. It reflects the set's mechanical focus on hybrid mana and the darker, more unsettling aspects of the plane's transformation.
The artwork was commissioned from Pete Venters, a prolific illustrator known for his long-standing contributions to the game's visual identity. Venters utilized a high-contrast style typical of the period, aiming to capture the visceral and somewhat grotesque nature of the spell's effect. Within the broader competitive environment of the time, the card was received primarily as a limited-format tool, valued for its efficiency in triggered ability synergies rather than as a centerpiece for constructed deck archetypes.
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