Sudden Impact
Ninth Edition 222★ • uncommon
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 222★
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Simon Bisley
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Sudden Impact deals damage to target player equal to the number of cards in that player's hand.
"Some say it's better to think before you act. While those people are considering all the options, that's usually when I kill them."— Dravus, lava mage
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
Sudden Impact was first released in the 1997 Urza's Saga expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed by Wizards of the Coast to represent direct, damaging elemental magic. The card functions as a red-aligned burn spell that scales in power based on the number of cards in an opponent's hand, embodying the chaotic and aggressive playstyle associated with the game's color pie at the time.
The Ninth Edition printing, featuring collector number 222, served as a foundational part of the core set released in 2005. The illustration by Greg Staples captures the volatile nature of the spell, utilizing a dynamic, painterly style that was characteristic of the era's transition toward more cinematic and atmospheric card art within the long-running trading card game.
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