Torture
Homelands 59a • common
- Set
- Homelands
- Collector number
- 59a
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
Enchant creature
1 generic mana black mana: Put a -1/-1 counter on enchanted creature.
"It helps you pass the time until you die."— Grandmother Sengir
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
Torture was released in October 1995 as part of the Homelands expansion set for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to explore the lore of the plane of Ulgrotha, focusing on themes of horror and gothic storytelling. As a black enchantment card, it was crafted to mechanically represent the psychological and physical attrition associated with the set's darker aesthetic, allowing players to pay mana to place a -1/-1 counter on a creature.
The artwork for this specific version of the card was illustrated by Quinton Hoover, a prolific artist during the early years of the game. Hoover utilized his signature style to depict the grim, atmospheric nature of the card's function. While Homelands is frequently cited by collectors and players for its lower power level compared to other expansions of the era, the card remains a notable example of the experimental top-down design philosophy that defined the set's unique identity.
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