Stench of Evil
Ice Age 165 • uncommon
- Set
- Ice Age
- Collector number
- 165
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $0.33
What it does
Destroy all Plains. For each land destroyed this way, Stench of Evil deals 1 damage to that land's controller unless they pay 2 generic mana.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Stench of Evil was released in 1995 as part of the Ice Age expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set was notable for being the first major expansion to be designed as a self-contained, standalone experience, allowing players to draft and build decks using only cards from the set. The card reflects the grim, high-fantasy aesthetic characteristic of the mid-1990s era of the game, designed to provide tactical depth in black-aligned decks.
The artwork was provided by Mark Tedin, a prolific illustrator whose work defined the visual identity of early Magic: The Gathering. Tedin’s contribution to this piece utilizes his distinctively stark and atmospheric style, intended to evoke the decaying, dark nature of the spell’s effect. Upon its release, the card was received as a situational utility tool within the broader context of the expansion’s mechanics, valued more for its thematic resonance than for widespread competitive dominance.
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