Wave of Reckoning
Mercadian Masques 56 • rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 56
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Bradley Williams
- Market price
- $19.70
What it does
Each creature deals damage to itself equal to its power.
Inner conflict can defeat a soldier more quickly than any army.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Wave of Reckoning was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set introduced a shift in tone toward a political, marketplace-focused world, moving away from the high-fantasy tropes of previous installments. The card was designed to function as a strategic board wipe, rewarding players for maintaining smaller, more efficient creatures while punishing the aggressive deployment of massive forces.
The artwork was illustrated by rk post, a prolific contributor to the game during this era. His design utilizes a surreal, ethereal aesthetic that captures the chaos of a battlefield leveling event. The card was received as a situational but effective tool in white-aligned control decks, valued for its ability to clear the board without relying on traditional destruction effects that might trigger regeneration.
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