Thunderclap
Mercadian Masques 219 • common
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 219
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Tom Wänerstrand
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
You may sacrifice a Mountain rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Thunderclap deals 3 damage to target creature.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Thunderclap was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the plane of Mercadia, a world defined by its mercantile culture and goblin-run society, the card was designed to reflect the set's focus on cost-reduction mechanics. Specifically, it features a sacrifice-based alternative cost that allows players to cast the spell without paying mana by sacrificing a Mountain, emphasizing the set's strategic reliance on sacrificing permanent resources for temporary tactical advantages.
The artwork was provided by Tom Wänerstrand, a frequent contributor to the game during the late 1990s. His illustration captures the chaotic, elemental nature of the card's effect, utilizing a dramatic and bold visual style characteristic of the era's common-rarity spells. Upon its release, Thunderclap was recognized as a versatile, low-cost removal tool within the competitive environment, valued for its ability to surprise opponents by bypassing traditional mana curve constraints.
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