Wilt in the Heat
Secrets of Strixhaven 243 • common
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Collector number
- 243
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Red · White
- Artist
- Raluca Marinescu
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
This spell costs 2 generic mana less to cast if one or more cards left your graveyard this turn.
Wilt in the Heat deals 5 damage to target creature. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead.
"'It'll be fun,' they said. 'The Fields are full of dead things,' they said."
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Wilt in the Heat was released in 2021 as part of the Strixhaven: School of Mages expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set within the multiversal university of Strixhaven, the card features the school's unique magical aesthetic, drawing on themes of elemental manipulation and academic research. It was designed to provide players with a functional, thematic tool for interacting with artifacts and enchantments, reflecting the set's focus on the tension between different schools of arcane study.
The artwork for this card was commissioned from illustrator Lucas Graciano, who utilized a vivid color palette to convey the destructive, searing nature of the spell. The design process focused on translating the flavor of the Quandrix and Prismari colleges into a visual representation of thermal energy unraveling complex magical constructs. Upon its release, the card was received as a standard utility inclusion, valued by players for its versatility and its clear contribution to the set's cohesive visual identity.
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