The Chalice Play That Broke an MTG Pro

This innocuous little artifact is one of the most powerful piece of cardboard ever printed. Welcome to a brief history of Chalice of the Void.

Chalice changed the foundations of how Magic was played and thought about, particularly as the formats got older and filled with more powerful cards.

Chalice has been a player in just about every format it's legal in and even ended up being restricted in the format it was originally intended for.

But the story of the design of Chalice of the Void, it's applications across Magic and one of its most famous on-camera moments during the Pro Tour culminate in a fascinating look at how Magic cards are made and how even the most lopsided matchups can get upended by thinking a little outside the box.

Besides, how good can an artifact designed for Vintage but was otherwise pretty underwhelming in lower power formats really be in one of the most busted Block Constructed formats of all time?
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Credits:

Original text coverage from this match (via Wayback Machine): https://web.archive.org/web/200906020...

Footage used from GoodMorningMagic with courtesy, you can check out Gavin's video on the Magic Invitational here (it's really good):    • The 14 Magic Cards of Champions! | March o...  

Vintage gameplay used with permission from Justin Gennari aka IAmActuallyLvl1. Check out his channel here:    / @iamactuallylvl1  

This video features the song 'The Void' from the game 'Orb of Creation', used with permission. Thanks Marple for being awesome.

You can check out Orb here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/19...

Footage used is presumably owned by the WOTC and the PlayMTG channels. Everything was used with the intention of sharing the great stories of competitive Magic and credit was attributed as best I could.