Sickening Shoal
Betrayers of Kamigawa 82 • rare
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Collector number
- 82
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Market price
- $9.06
What it does
You may exile a black card with mana value X from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Sickening Shoal was released in 2005 as part of the Betrayers of Kamigawa set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It belongs to a cycle of five 'Shoal' spells designed to reward players for exiling cards of the same color from their hand, allowing for a zero-mana alternative cost that adds a layer of tactical flexibility and surprise to gameplay. This mechanic was central to the set's focus on the spirit-infused folklore of the Kamigawa plane.
The artwork was created by illustrator Matt Cavotta, who utilized a dark, visceral aesthetic to reflect the card's function of imposing negative counters on a target creature. The design was intended to evoke the unsettling, ghostly essence of the block's narrative, where the physical world overlaps with a spirit realm. Upon release, the card was analyzed by players for its potential in aggressive or combo-oriented decks, where its ability to interact with the board without consuming mana resources made it a notable tactical tool in various competitive formats.
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