Shrink
Homelands 97a • common
- Set
- Homelands
- Collector number
- 97a
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Liz Danforth
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
Target creature gets -5/-0 until end of turn.
"The smallest beast can yet have the greatest heart."— Gemma, Willow Priestess
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
Shrink was released in 1995 as part of the Homelands expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to reflect the folklore and specific regional conflicts of the plane of Ulgrotha, focusing on a gothic, horror-inspired aesthetic. This card represents a spell used to reduce the size and efficacy of a creature, fitting the set's thematic emphasis on dark enchantments and mystical diminishment.
The card was illustrated by Anson Maddocks, a prominent early contributor to the game's visual identity known for his surreal and often unsettling creature designs. Maddocks aimed to convey the physical sensation of folding inward and loss of stature through the card's visual composition. While Homelands was initially criticized for its power level and mechanics compared to preceding sets, it remains a notable chapter in the game's history due to its distinct art direction and expansion-specific world-building.
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