Shock
Stronghold 98 • common
- Set
- Stronghold
- Collector number
- 98
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos
- Market price
- $0.25
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
Shock was first printed in the Stronghold expansion, released in March 1998 as the second set in the Rath Cycle. Designed to offer red decks a baseline utility spell, the card was intended to provide a direct damage option that could hit both creatures and players for two damage at instant speed, filling a structural gap in the game's evolving removal suite.
The artwork was commissioned from Randy Gallegos, who captured the visceral energy of a sudden magical discharge. His depiction of a crackling bolt of red mana was well-received by players for its clarity and thematic consistency with the color red's philosophy. Over the decades, Shock became a staple of the Magic: The Gathering card pool, frequently returning in core sets as a fundamental teaching tool for new players regarding combat interactions and direct damage efficiency.
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