Unmask
Mercadian Masques 168 • rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 168
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- rk post
- Market price
- $20.29
What it does
You may exile a black card from your hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Target player reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
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
Unmask was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques set, the first expansion in the Masquerade block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to lean into themes of deception and hidden identities, reflecting the political intrigue of the plane of Mercadia. As a sorcery that allows a player to look at an opponent's hand and discard a nonland card for the cost of paying life rather than mana, it served as a powerful tool for early-game disruption in competitive formats.
The card’s artwork was illustrated by rk post, a prominent artist known for his distinctive, stylized approach to the game's dark fantasy aesthetic. His work on Unmask centers on the central theme of revelation and the stripping away of facades, utilizing bold shapes and a moody color palette that defined much of the visual identity of the era. The card quickly became a staple in eternal formats like Legacy, where its ability to manipulate an opponent's strategy at a minimal resource cost remains highly regarded by seasoned players.
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