Simplify
Odyssey 269 • common
- Set
- Odyssey
- Collector number
- 269
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Greg Hildebrandt & Tim Hildebrandt
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
Each player sacrifices an enchantment of their choice.
A blossom's petals close inward to shut out the frost.— Nantuko teaching
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
Simplify was released in 2001 as part of the Odyssey expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the Odyssey set focused on the graveyard as a central resource, marking a significant mechanical shift in the game's design philosophy. As a common sorcery, Simplify was intended to provide players with a straightforward utility effect within the game's blue-aligned card pool.
The card’s illustration was a collaboration between the legendary fantasy artists Greg and Tim Hildebrandt. Renowned for their work on iconic cinematic posters and Tolkien calendars, the brothers utilized their signature painterly style to interpret the concept of simplification. Their contribution was well-regarded by collectors who appreciated the return of these seminal artists to the trading card medium, adding a distinct visual prestige to a card that might otherwise be overlooked for its functional simplicity.
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About Simplify
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