Tragic Slip
Foundations Jumpstart 496 • common
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Collector number
- 496
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Christopher Moeller
- Market price
- $0.33
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.
Linger on death's door and risk being invited in.
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 originally introduced in the Dark Ascension expansion for Magic: The Gathering in 2012, designed as an efficient removal spell that rewards players for sacrificing their own creatures or managing combat losses. The card is mechanically tied to the morbid keyword, which triggers when a creature has died during the turn, reflecting the thematic chaos and vulnerability inherent in the set's gothic horror setting of Innistrad.
The Foundations Jumpstart iteration, which includes collector number 496, serves as a reprint that maintains the classic mechanical identity of the card while fitting into a beginner-friendly product line. Illustrative work for the card captures the sudden, visceral nature of its effect, reinforcing the dark fantasy aesthetic that has remained a hallmark of the card's visual identity since its debut.
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