Shock
Strixhaven Mystical Archive 44 • uncommon
- Set
- Strixhaven Mystical Archive
- Collector number
- 44
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Dominik Mayer
- Market price
- $0.29
What it does
Shock deals 2 damage to any target.
"To this day, I have no idea if the heavens were obeying him or attacking him."— Ral Zarek, research notes
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Shock was originally released in the 1997 set Tempest as a foundational red instant. It serves as a quintessential example of efficient, low-cost damage spells in Magic: The Gathering, designed to offer players a reliable way to remove small creatures or directly reduce an opponent's life total, reflecting the aggressive 'burn' strategy central to the game's color identity.
The Mystical Archive version from the 2021 Strixhaven set reinterprets this classic card through the lens of the plane's prestigious magical university. The art, illustrated by Magali Villeneuve, adopts a stylized, ornate aesthetic consistent with the set's theme of ancient, spell-heavy grimoires, positioning the card as a historic piece of magical knowledge rather than a mere combat tool.
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