Sunken Hope
Planeshift 37 • rare
- Set
- Planeshift
- Collector number
- 37
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Market price
- $0.32
What it does
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player returns a creature they control to its owner's hand.
While Dominarians fought for their world, Rath stole it from under their feet.
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
Sunken Hope was released in early 2001 as part of the Planeshift expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Planeshift served as the middle chapter of the Invasion block, a narrative arc centered on the Phyrexian invasion of the plane of Dominaria. The card was designed to mechanically represent the destabilization of the world, forcing players to return their creatures to their hands each turn, reflecting the thematic chaos and loss of stability inherent to the storyline.
The card’s illustration was created by the artist Donato Giancola. Known for his realist approach to fantasy art, Giancola sought to capture the ethereal and oppressive nature of the card’s effect through a somber, muted palette. Upon its release, Sunken Hope was received as a niche utility card, valued primarily by players looking to disrupt creature-based strategies or abuse 'enter-the-battlefield' card effects, fitting into a long tradition of blue enchantment designs that favor tactical control over direct aggression.
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