Unstable Footing
Zendikar 153 • uncommon
- Set
- Zendikar
- Collector number
- 153
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Nic Klein
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
Kicker 3 generic mana red mana (You may pay an additional 3 generic mana red mana as you cast this spell.)
Damage can't be prevented this turn. If this spell was kicked, it deals 5 damage to target player or planeswalker.
A long way down is shorter than you think.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Unstable Footing was released in 2009 as part of the Zendikar expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed around an adventure-themed aesthetic, focusing on exploration, peril, and the mechanical concept of landfall. This card specifically reflects the set's emphasis on terrain-based hazards, capturing the chaotic, shifting environment of the Zendikar plane where the ground itself poses a threat to those traversing it.
The artwork for the card was created by illustrator Matt Cavotta, who utilized a bold, kinetic style to depict a crumbling landscape mid-collapse. Cavotta aimed to visually convey the sudden and treacherous nature of the plane's unstable geology. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional utility piece within the set, appreciated by players for its ability to prevent damage prevention, which provided a strategic answer to defensive deck archetypes prevalent during that era.
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