Subcontract
Unstable 73 • common
- Set
- Unstable
- Collector number
- 73
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Hector Ortiz
- Market price
- $0.05
What it does
A person outside the game looks at target opponent's hand and chooses a nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
Martha was in and out in exactly two minutes—thirty seconds to administer the poison plus a minute and a half to properly refold the napkins.
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
Subcontract was released in 2017 as part of the Unstable set for Magic: The Gathering. This set, the third in a series of silver-bordered 'un-sets,' was designed by Mark Rosewater and his team to push the boundaries of game mechanics through humor and experimental, non-tournament-legal card designs. The card serves as a thematic nod to the bureaucratic and often chaotic nature of game development, reflecting the set's meta-commentary on the intricacies of card game rules.
The artwork was created by Hector Ortiz, whose illustrations for the Unstable set often lean into the whimsical, retro-futuristic aesthetic of the 'Steamflogger' factions within the lore. Ortiz aimed to capture the essence of a frantic, paperwork-laden office environment that fits the card’s mechanical function of exchanging cards with an opponent. Upon release, the set and its individual cards were well-received by players for their ingenuity and humor, successfully revitalizing a niche category of cards designed specifically for casual, social play experiences.
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