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Gloom
Oracle Text
White spells cost {3} more to cast.
Activated abilities of white enchantments cost {3} more to activate.
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Gloom is a classic hate enchantment that leans hard into a control or prison game plan, punishing white-heavy strategies by making their spells and key activated abilities painfully expensive. In practice, it shines when you want to buy time against decks built on efficient white removal, lifegain engines, or enchantment-based value, forcing the opponent to slow down while you stabilize behind cheaper black interaction or incremental advantage. It pairs especially well with other taxing effects like Sphere of Resistance-style cards or land denial, since stacking costs can lock white decks out of their curve entirely. Deckbuilding-wise, Gloom rewards a metagame call: if your local field includes Soldiers, tokens, or enchantress-style shells, a couple copies in the sideboard can swing the matchup dramatically. The name and effect fit black’s flavor perfectly—dimming the purity of white magic into something sluggish and unreliable.
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Character Background
Gloom is a classic hate enchantment that leans hard into a control or prison game plan, punishing white-heavy strategies by making their spells and key activated abilities painfully expensive. In practice, it shines when you want to buy time against decks built on efficient white removal, lifegain engines, or enchantment-based value, forcing the opponent to slow down while you stabilize behind cheaper black interaction or incremental advantage. It pairs especially well with other taxing effects like Sphere of Resistance-style cards or land denial, since stacking costs can lock white decks out of their curve entirely. Deckbuilding-wise, Gloom rewards a metagame call: if your local field includes Soldiers, tokens, or enchantress-style shells, a couple copies in the sideboard can swing the matchup dramatically. The name and effect fit black’s flavor perfectly—dimming the purity of white magic into something sluggish and unreliable.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-21 21:10:44 UTC