Weight of Spires
Dissension 78 • uncommon
- Set
- Dissension
- Collector number
- 78
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- red mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Michael Sutfin
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
Weight of Spires deals damage to target creature equal to the number of nonbasic lands that creature's controller controls.
"Finally, a good use for an Azorius courthouse."— Ghut Rak, Gruul guildmage
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Weight of Spires was released in 2006 as part of the Dissension expansion, the final set in the Ravnica: City of Guilds block for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to reflect the thematic identity of the Izzet League, a guild defined by its chaotic fusion of blue and red mana, focusing on impulsive spellcasting and infrastructure. Its mechanics serve as a punitive land-destruction variant, rewarding aggressive play by forcing opponents to weigh their mana production against the cost of damage.
The artwork for the card was created by Aleksi Briclot, a prominent illustrator within the Magic: The Gathering community known for his expressive, atmospheric style. Briclot’s illustration captures the frantic, industrial aesthetic of Ravnica, emphasizing the towering, precarious spires that serve as the setting for the Izzet guild's experimental laboratories. Upon its release, the card became a staple of interest for players experimenting with non-basic land punishment effects in eternal formats, celebrated for its flavor alignment with the Izzet philosophy.
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