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
- $0.15
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 October 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set is widely recognized for introducing the enchantment-heavy themes and complex mechanics centered on the character Urza, representing a pivotal era in the game's design history where power levels increased significantly. As a black-aligned common sorcery, the card was intended to provide discard utility, forcing opponents to discard two cards if they had previously discarded a card that turn.
The card features artwork by Terese Nielsen, a prominent illustrator during this period of the game's evolution. Nielsen employed her signature style, which often integrated surreal, flowing elements and high-contrast atmospheric detail, to evoke the psychological weight of the card's effect. Within the game's competitive landscape of the late nineties, the card was received as a niche utility tool, valued primarily for its specific synergy with discard-heavy strategies rather than as a centerpiece for broader deck archetypes.
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