Altar's Light
Mirrodin 1 • uncommon
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 1
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Daren Bader
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
Exile target artifact or enchantment.
"The altar does nothing; the device is crushed under the weight of its own impurity."— Ushanti, leonin seer
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Altar's Light was released in 2003 as part of the Mirrodin expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set marked a thematic departure for the game, focusing entirely on a metallic plane where everything, including the flora and fauna, is composed of artificial materials. This card was designed as a white-aligned removal spell, intended to interact with the block's heavy emphasis on artifacts by allowing players to exile them from the battlefield.
The card features artwork by Mike Dringenberg, who brought an ethereal, glowing quality to the depiction of the altar itself. Dringenberg, known for his influential work on the Sandman comic series, employed a style that contrasted sharply with the cold, industrial textures prevalent throughout the rest of the Mirrodin set. Upon its release, the card was viewed primarily as a functional utility piece for limited formats and sideboards, serving as a clean answer to the artifact-heavy threats common in the environment.
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