Spell Suck
Unstable 45 • common
- Set
- Unstable
- Collector number
- 45
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Michael Phillippi
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Counter target spell, then assemble a Contraption. (Put the top card of your Contraption deck face up onto one of your sprockets.)
S-U-C-K
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Spell Suck was released in December 2017 as part of Unstable, the third 'un-set' produced by Wizards of the Coast for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed by Mark Rosewater and his team, the set was built around the concept of 'contraptions' and mechanics that would be impossible to implement in standard tournament play, focusing instead on whimsy, humor, and experimental game design.
The card features artwork by Johann Bodin, who was commissioned to capture the surreal and chaotic aesthetic central to the Unstable expansion. The design intent was to provide a blue-aligned counterspell with a randomized, luck-based outcome, reflecting the set's goal of subverting traditional game balance. Upon release, it was well-received by fans of casual play and cube drafting for its ability to inject unpredictable moments of comedy into a game session.
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