Tragic Slip
The Zeta Set 171 • common
- Set
- The Zeta Set
- Collector number
- 171
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- MSCHF
What it does
Target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Morbid — That creature gets -13/-13 until end of turn instead if a creature died this turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Tragic Slip was released as part of the 2011 Magic: The Gathering set Innistrad, a Gothic horror-inspired expansion set on a world plagued by encroaching darkness and supernatural threats. The card was designed as a mechanically efficient removal spell, capturing the flavor of the set's morbid mechanics where the death of one creature triggers a cascading failure for others.
The artwork was illustrated by Lucas Graciano, who utilized a stark, high-contrast style to depict a figure meeting a grim, sudden end. The piece is frequently cited by players for its thematic cohesion with the set's 'morbid' keyword, representing the tactical cruelty often found in Black-aligned cards within the game.
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