The Very Soil Shall Shake
Archenemy Schemes 41★ • common
- Set
- Archenemy Schemes
- Collector number
- 41★
- Rarity
- Common
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Val Mayerik
- Market price
- $18.40
What it does
(An ongoing scheme remains face up until it's abandoned.)
Creatures you control get +2/+2 and have trample.
When a creature you control dies, abandon this scheme.
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 Very Soil Shall Shake originated as a Scheme card within the 2010 Magic: The Gathering product Archenemy. This release introduced a cooperative variant of the game where a single player acts as the Archenemy, utilizing a dedicated deck of oversized cards to challenge a team of opponents. Designed to capture the feeling of a climactic boss battle, the Scheme cards function as powerful global effects that shift the momentum of the game in favor of the Archenemy.
The illustration for this specific card was crafted by artist Daarken, known for his work across the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. His contribution to the Archenemy set emphasized the thematic weight of a singular villain terraforming the battlefield, with the visual design focusing on seismic intensity and environmental upheaval. The card was received as a functional staple for the Archenemy format, praised for its ability to create dramatic, high-stakes turns that define the unique power fantasy of the product.
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