Undermine
Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas 62 • rare
- Set
- Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas
- Collector number
- 62
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana blue mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black · Blue
- Artist
- Massimiliano Frezzato
- Market price
- $4.21
What it does
Counter target spell. Its controller loses 3 life.
"Which would you like first, the insult or the injury?"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Undermine was originally released in the 2000 Invasion expansion, designed as a powerful multi-color counterspell that embodied the 'Dimir' philosophy of taxing both the opponent's resources and their life total. The card was created during a period when Wizards of the Coast was aggressively experimenting with two-color mechanical identities, seeking to balance high-impact spell effects with stringent mana requirements to ensure fair play in competitive formats.
The specific version from the 2011 Duel Decks: Ajani vs. Nicol Bolas set features updated artwork by Volkan Baga, who was commissioned to capture the sinister, predatory nature of Nicol Bolas's influence. By placing this card in a pre-constructed product pitted against the heroic Ajani, the developers aimed to highlight the narrative tension between the elder dragon's manipulative magic and the leonin's traditional strength, an approach that was well-received by players looking for thematic consistency in supplemental releases.
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