Unexpectedly Absent
Commander 2013 25 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2013
- Collector number
- 25
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Min Yum
- Market price
- $0.37
What it does
Put target nonland permanent into its owner's library just beneath the top X cards of that library.
Once you've been dragged down the currents of time, you'll never quite trust your own permanence again.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Unexpectedly Absent was released in 2013 as part of the Commander 2013 set, a collection specifically designed to expand the multiplayer Commander format. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set focused on introducing cards that balanced interaction with the board state, reflecting the political and social nature of multiplayer games. The card was created to provide white-aligned decks with a versatile, albeit temporary, method of removing threats by tucking them into a player's library.
The card features illustration by Terese Nielsen, a prominent artist in the Magic: The Gathering community known for her distinct, painterly style. In this piece, she utilizes a ethereal and light-focused aesthetic to convey the act of phasing an object out of existence. Upon its release, the card was received as a solid utility piece for control-oriented strategies, praised for its flexibility in both removing an opponent's permanent or protecting one's own key assets from destruction.
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