The Hippodrome
Planechase Planes 16 • common
- Set
- Planechase Planes
- Collector number
- 16
- Rarity
- Common
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Steve Argyle
- Market price
- $5.00
What it does
All creatures get -5/-0.
Whenever chaos ensues, you may destroy target creature if its power is 0 or less.
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 Hippodrome was released in 2009 as part of the initial Planechase set for Magic: The Gathering. Designed by Wizards of the Coast to introduce a multiplayer variant where players travel between different dimensions, the card represents an arena-style world focused on gladiatorial combat and aggressive creature interactions. It serves as a mechanical representation of a chaotic, high-stakes combat environment, forcing players to confront the perils of its specific plane whenever they roll the planar die.
The art for The Hippodrome was created by illustrator Matt Cavotta, who utilized a bold, dramatic style to evoke the tension of a spectacle-filled coliseum. His depiction focuses on the architectural scale of the arena to emphasize the feeling of being trapped within a deadly performance. Upon its release, the card was received as a flavorful addition to the casual Commander and Planechase formats, noted for its ability to shorten games by incentivizing relentless offensive plays.
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