Scare Tactics
Exodus 73 • common
- Set
- Exodus
- Collector number
- 73
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- DiTerlizzi
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Creatures you control get +1/+0 until end of turn.
"Fear rules those weak enough to accept it."— Greven *il*-Vec
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Scare Tactics was released in 1998 as part of the Exodus set, the second expansion in the Rath block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Created by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to introduce mechanics like 'evasion' and 'buyback,' reflecting the high-stakes narrative of the plane of Rath. This common instant spell was specifically crafted to support the black mana color identity, focusing on the game's long-standing mechanical theme of inflicting fear or negative status effects on opposing creatures.
The artwork for the card was provided by Tony DiTerlizzi, a prolific illustrator who significantly shaped the aesthetic of Magic: The Gathering during the late 1990s. DiTerlizzi was known for his whimsical yet slightly unsettling style, which often drew from classic dark fantasy and folklore. In this piece, he utilized his characteristic pen-and-ink and watercolor technique to capture the psychological unease associated with the card's theme, contributing to the cohesive, grim atmospheric design that defined the Exodus set's artistic direction.
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About Scare Tactics
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