Shock
World Championship Decks 1998 br98b • common
- Set
- World Championship Decks 1998
- Collector number
- br98b
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
Shock deals 2 damage to any target.
Lightning tethers souls to the world.— Kor saying
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
The Shock card from the 1998 World Championship Decks was issued as part of a set replicating the specific decks used by top competitors at the 1998 Magic: The Gathering World Championship in Seattle. These decks were designed to offer the public a way to experience the high-level play of the tournament, featuring the exact cards and card counts used by the finalists, complete with gold-bordered backs and silver-stamped signatures of the players on the face of the cards.
The illustration for this iteration of Shock, originally featured in the Tempest expansion, was created by artist Christopher Rush. Known for his iconic work on the Black Lotus, Rush utilized a distinct, bold style that defined much of the game's early visual language. This specific promotional version was included in the deck piloted by Brian Selden, reflecting the card's popularity at the time as a flexible and essential tool for dealing direct damage in competitive red-based strategies.
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