Pariah

# Pariah Pariah occupies an unusual space in Magic's design history as a defensive enchantment that redirects all damage dealt to you to an enchanted creature instead. Collectors appreciate it primarily as a curiosity—the card's mechanics are so specific and situational that it never found competitive relevance, making it interesting precisely because it failed to matter in actual play. The Seventh Edition printing represents the card's most accessible version, though it originally appeared in Tempest. Collectors drawn to Pariah tend to value it as part of broader enchantment collections or as an example of Magic's experimental design philosophy from the 1990s. The nonfoil version remains relatively affordable and common in the secondary market.