Slay
Eighth Edition 164★ • uncommon
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Collector number
- 164★
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Ben Thompson
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Destroy target green creature. It can't be regenerated.
Draw a card.
The elves had the edge in guile, skill, and valor. But in the end, only sheer numbers mattered.
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
Slay was released in 2003 as part of the Eighth Edition core set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was notable as the first 'modern-border' core set, representing a significant visual overhaul for the game as it moved away from the classic card frame used since its 1993 inception. The card itself, which features the ability to destroy a white creature, serves as a functional reprint of a card originally appearing in the Urza's Saga expansion, highlighting the game's long-standing mechanic of color-pie hatred where black magic is mechanically opposed to white.
The illustration for this iteration of Slay was provided by artist Christopher Rush, a foundational figure in the aesthetic history of Magic: The Gathering. Rush's design for the piece emphasizes the harsh, dark aesthetic typical of black-aligned spells in the game, utilizing a stark and aggressive composition to reflect the card's function of removal. Upon its release in Eighth Edition, the card was received as a standard utility piece, prized by players for its efficiency in sideboards and its role in maintaining the strategic balance of the game’s color-coded interactions.
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