Unnerve
Urza's Saga 162 • common
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 162
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Terese Nielsen
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
Each opponent discards two cards.
"If fear is the only tool you have left, then you'll never control me."— Xantcha, to Gix
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Unnerve was released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set was a cornerstone of the game's late-nineties mechanical evolution, introducing complex systems like enchantments that persisted on the battlefield and mechanics centered on the intricate lore of the artificer Urza. The card was designed as a black-aligned sorcery meant to disrupt an opponent's hand, fitting into the set's broader theme of powerful, mechanically dense interactions.
The card's atmospheric illustration was created by artist Heather Hudson, whose work defined much of the visual identity for Magic during this period. Hudson sought to capture the psychological weight of the card's effect, employing a dark, brooding palette that characterizes much of the set's aesthetic. Upon its release, Unnerve was recognized by players as a functional utility card within black control decks, appreciated more for its specific role in discarding mechanics than for its role in the game's competitive tournament meta.
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