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* This card may be a reference to the plagues that usually ravaged [[wikipedia:Middle Ages|Medieval Europe]], specially the [[wikipedia:Black Death|Black Death]], that slowly killed its victims. The Type-specific requirement is possibly a reference to the humanoid beings affected by them: the Middle Age were a period of widespread belief in witches (Spellcaster), as well as the time when the [[wikipedia:Crusades|Crusades]] took place (Warrior/Beast-Warrior). | * This card may be a reference to the plagues that usually ravaged [[wikipedia:Middle Ages|Medieval Europe]], specially the [[wikipedia:Black Death|Black Death]], that slowly killed its victims. The Type-specific requirement is possibly a reference to the humanoid beings affected by them: the Middle Age were a period of widespread belief in witches (Spellcaster), as well as the time when the [[wikipedia:Crusades|Crusades]] took place (Warrior/Beast-Warrior). | ||
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| + | * In [[February 2021 Lists|February 2021]], this card was [[Forbidden]] as a symbolic response to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], and was confirmed to be unbanned for [[April 2021 Lists|April]] of that year.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://beyondtheduel.com/emergency-ban-pestilence/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210215125458/https://beyondtheduel.com/emergency-ban-pestilence/ | title = Emergency Ban - Pestilence | author = DSummon | website = Beyond the Duel | date = February 15, 2021 | archive-date = February 15, 2021 | accessdate = May 21, 2024}}</ref> This is the first instance where a Forbidden card's limitation status would be confirmed. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:45, 21 May 2024
- "Marauding Captain" appears in this card's artwork.
- The aura of pestilence represented by this Equip Spell also appears equipped to a monster in the artwork of "Nomadic Force".
- This card may be a reference to the plagues that usually ravaged Medieval Europe, specially the Black Death, that slowly killed its victims. The Type-specific requirement is possibly a reference to the humanoid beings affected by them: the Middle Age were a period of widespread belief in witches (Spellcaster), as well as the time when the Crusades took place (Warrior/Beast-Warrior).
- In February 2021, this card was Forbidden as a symbolic response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was confirmed to be unbanned for April of that year.[1] This is the first instance where a Forbidden card's limitation status would be confirmed.
References[edit]
- ↑ DSummon (February 15, 2021). "Emergency Ban - Pestilence". Beyond the Duel. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
