Terror
Duels of the Planeswalkers 34 • common
- Set
- Duels of the Planeswalkers
- Collector number
- 34
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Adam Rex
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
Destroy target nonartifact, nonblack creature. It can't be regenerated.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Terror is one of the most iconic cards in the history of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, appearing in the original Alpha set in 1993. As a black instant spell, it became a cornerstone of deck construction during the game's formative years due to its efficiency in removing non-artifact and non-black creatures from play. Its inclusion in the Duels of the Planeswalkers promotional set served to introduce legacy mechanics to a new generation of players interacting with the game through digital platforms.
The card’s design reflects the early aesthetic sensibilities of Magic’s original artistic team, focusing on visceral, high-fantasy illustrations intended to convey the sudden, lethal nature of dark magic. By striping away complex interactions in favor of a straightforward destruction effect, Terror established a fundamental design archetype for black magic that remains a benchmark for power-level balance in card games today.
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