Shahrazad
Arabian Nights 10 • rare
- Set
- Arabian Nights
- Collector number
- 10
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- white mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Kaja Foglio
- Market price
- $456.74
What it does
Players play a Magic subgame, using their libraries as their decks. Each player who doesn't win the subgame loses half their life, rounded up.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyBanned
- VintageBanned
- CommanderBanned
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerBanned
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Where it came from
Shahrazad was released in 1993 as part of Arabian Nights, the first expansion set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed by Richard Garfield, the set was inspired by the One Thousand and One Nights collection of Middle Eastern folk tales, aiming to integrate thematic storytelling directly into the game's mechanics. The illustration for the card was created by artist Christopher Rush, who utilized a distinct, classic fantasy style to capture the eponymous legendary storyteller.
The card is infamous among players for its unique effect, which forces both participants to set aside their current game and play a sub-game for half of their remaining life totals. This mechanic was intended to evoke the framing narrative of the source material, where Shahrazad tells stories within stories to delay her execution. However, it was received poorly by the competitive community due to its tendency to cause extreme match delays, eventually leading to its restriction or banishment in most official tournament formats.
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