The Cheese Stands Alone
Unglued 2 • rare
- Set
- Unglued
- Collector number
- 2
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Randy Elliott
- Market price
- $9.56
What it does
When you control no permanents other than The Cheese Stands Alone and have no cards in hand, you win the game.
The meat, on the other hand, has frequent visitors.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
The Cheese Stands Alone was released in 1998 as part of the Unglued set, Wizards of the Coast's first foray into silver-bordered, non-tournament-legal Magic: The Gathering cards. Created as a humorous subversion of the game's mechanics, the set was designed to explore absurdity and wordplay, prioritizing entertainment and experimentation over the strict balance required for competitive play.
The card was illustrated by Christopher Rush, one of the original illustrators for Magic: The Gathering. The design features a literal wheel of cheese, playing on the nursery rhyme 'The Farmer in the Dell' to create a unique win condition that requires a player to have an empty hand and no other permanents on the battlefield. It remains a hallmark of the set's legacy, celebrated by players for its clever, tongue-in-cheek mechanics.
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About The Cheese Stands Alone
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