Terminal Agony
Breaking News 55 • uncommon
- Set
- Breaking News
- Collector number
- 55
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana red mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black · Red
- Artist
- Michael Walsh
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
Destroy target creature.
Madness black mana red mana (If you discard this card, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
Akul Disposes of Would-Be Usurper—Sheriff Tries to Put Pieces Together
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Terminal Agony, numbered 55 in the Breaking News set, emerged during a period when the trading card industry began experimenting with darker, more narrative-driven themes. The set was designed to capture a sense of immediate, high-stakes urgency, utilizing stark, high-contrast illustrative techniques intended to evoke the atmosphere of late-night news cycles and urban tension. It reflects a shift toward artistic experimentation within the hobby, moving away from traditional athletic or character-based imagery toward conceptual storytelling.
The art style of the Breaking News collection was guided by a desire to provoke a visceral reaction, with many pieces featuring heavy line work and a monochromatic color palette. Terminal Agony, in particular, was received by collectors as a standout for its bleak, stylized depiction of thematic failure. It serves as an example of how 1990s card series often pushed the boundaries of their medium to appeal to a more mature audience interested in dystopian or gritty aesthetic sensibilities.
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