Traveling Plague
Odyssey 166 • rare
- Set
- Odyssey
- Collector number
- 166
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Dave Dorman
- Market price
- $0.38
What it does
Enchant creature
At the beginning of each upkeep, put a plague counter on this Aura.
Enchanted creature gets -1/-1 for each plague counter on this Aura.
When enchanted creature leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller returns this Aura from its owner's graveyard to the battlefield.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Traveling Plague was released in 2001 as part of the Odyssey expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to shift the game’s meta-environment toward a focus on the graveyard and creature-heavy strategies. The card, illustrated by Kev Walker, features an aesthetic that emphasizes the gritty, decaying atmosphere of the plane of Otaria during the set’s central conflicts.
The card’s design reflects a shift in gameplay mechanics common to the Odyssey block, where cards often featured recurring effects to encourage resource management. Kev Walker, a prominent artist within the game's history, utilized his signature dark, visceral style to depict the plague as a mobile, parasitic entity. Upon release, it was received as a niche control tool, valued by players for its ability to repeatedly suppress small creatures, though its effectiveness was often debated within competitive formats of the era.
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