Vanishing
Visions 48 • common
- Set
- Visions
- Collector number
- 48
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- John Matson
- Market price
- $0.40
What it does
Enchant creature
blue mana blue mana: Enchanted creature phases out. (While it's phased out, it's treated as though it doesn't exist. It phases in before its controller untaps during their next untap step.)
"Careless, like a child with fire, so was I with time."— Teferi
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
Vanishing was released in 1997 as part of the Visions expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was notable for its distinct East Asian-inspired aesthetic and themes of spirits and ghosts. Within the context of game mechanics, the card introduced a unique layering of the phasing ability, which allowed cards to temporarily blink out of existence to avoid removal or combat damage.
The card’s haunting artwork was illustrated by Rebecca Guay, a prolific artist whose watercolor-infused style became a hallmark of the era’s card design. Guay’s aesthetic for the piece sought to capture the ethereal and fading nature of the enchantment, favoring a soft, melancholic palette that departed from the more rigid fantasy tropes of the time. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players for its utility in defensive control decks, eventually securing a dedicated niche in the game's history.
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