Wasteful Harvest
The Brothers' War 196 • common
- Set
- The Brothers' War
- Collector number
- 196
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana green mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Alex Stone
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
Mill five cards. You may put a permanent card from among the cards milled this way into your hand. (To mill a card, put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)
Once the brothers discovered the pristine island of Argoth, the war came down to who could plunder it faster.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Wasteful Harvest was released in 2022 as part of The Brothers' War, a Magic: The Gathering expansion set that revisited the iconic conflict between the artificer brothers Urza and Mishra. The set was designed to capture the lore-heavy atmosphere of the game's early history, focusing on mechanical warfare and the ecological toll of an industrial struggle. This specific card reflects the set's thematic preoccupation with resource depletion and the desperation of a world caught in a total war.
The card was illustrated by Wisnu Tan, who utilized a stark, evocative style to convey the theme of scavenging and loss. The design intended to illustrate the grim reality of characters attempting to find utility in the remnants of a ruined landscape. Upon its release, the card became a notable piece within the set's green color identity, valued by players for its ability to bridge late-game resource management with the set's graveyard-centric mechanics.
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