Tariff
Weatherlight 28 • rare
- Set
- Weatherlight
- Collector number
- 28
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Market price
- $0.53
What it does
Each player sacrifices the creature they control with the greatest mana value unless they pay that creature's mana cost. If two or more creatures a player controls are tied for greatest, that player chooses one.
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
Tariff was released in 1997 as part of the Weatherlight expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the third set in the Mirage block, Weatherlight advanced the game's evolving narrative and introduced new mechanical keywords. The card was designed as a white sorcery that forced players to sacrifice their most expensive creature, reflecting the high-stakes, dramatic nature of the Weatherlight saga.
The artwork was created by illustrator Randy Asplund, who contributed several pieces to the set. His work for this card focuses on the thematic concept of a celestial or legalistic judgment, utilizing a classic fantasy aesthetic to represent the card's restrictive, punitive effect on the battlefield. Upon its release, the card was viewed primarily as a niche tactical tool rather than a competitive staple, though it remains a notable example of the experimental board-clearing mechanics explored during the mid-nineties.
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