The moment your eyes hit Possession, you feel it—something’s just been taken.
Not stolen in a brute-force smash-and-grab way, but with eerie precision.
The soft swirl of purple magic and the wide-eyed, hollow look of the figure at the center creates a mood that’s both playful and menacing. This isn’t power shouting—it’s whispering, and it’s already inside your head.
Illustration Breakdown
The focal point of Possession is a blue-hooded phantom, floating mid-cast, twisting through a glowing swirl of otherworldly energy.
The character itself has no face—just blackness under the hood—yet somehow radiates smugness.
One hand is flung outward as if throwing a spell, the other clutching a glowing blue shuriken it clearly didn’t start with. Around it, the spell ring warps space like a whirlpool in slow motion.
The framing draws you in, almost hypnotically, echoing the spell’s effect: a forced change of heart, a re-routing of intent.
There’s a controlled chaos to it all—the sort of moment where everything looks still but you know someone just lost something vital.
Gameplay Integration
The mechanics of Possession are as insidious as the art suggests. For 8 mana, you choose any enemy unit at a battlefield, take control of it, and recall it—meaning it gets sent all the way to your base.
That’s not just a “steal”; it’s a full extraction. The opponent’s unit is now yours, repositioned, repurposed, and no longer a threat.
It’s classified as an Action, so it can only be played on your turn or in a showdown, but that’s fair—this kind of shift deserves a spotlight. The fact that it’s “not a move” adds a subtle but sharp edge.
It dodges a lot of reactive play and works beautifully with decks that capitalize on enemy confusion and resource denial.
And thematically? Dead-on. This isn’t brute force. This is magical manipulation. The visual’s calm, contained swirl matches the mechanical idea of quiet, powerful disruption.
Collector Details / Value Mention
Possession is card 203/298 in the base set, tucked in the upper rare tier based on mana cost and effect power.
There’s no confirmation of foil or alt art yet, but it feels like the kind of card that gets the glossy, swirling variant.
The design and impact suggest a sleeper hit—especially if control decks take off in the early meta.
No overnumbered version has been revealed (yet), but if one drops, expect it to be a collector favorite.
High-impact spells with strong visual identity tend to hold value in the long run, especially when they’re this weirdly elegant.
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