Arcbound Crusher
Darksteel 95 • uncommon
- Set
- Darksteel
- Collector number
- 95
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Michael Sutfin
- Market price
- $4.92
What it does
Trample
Whenever another artifact enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
Modular 1 (This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it. When it dies, you may put its +1/+1 counters on target artifact creature.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Arcbound Crusher was released in 2004 as part of the Darksteel expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed to showcase the modular mechanic, a keyword that allowed creatures to pass their +1/+1 counters to other artifact creatures upon death, effectively creating a persistent presence on the battlefield that grew stronger as the game progressed. This design reflected the set's central theme of a world crafted from living metal.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Carl Critchlow, who utilized a metallic, industrial aesthetic to represent the mechanical nature of the Mirrodin plane. Critchlow’s work on this piece sought to emphasize the card's ability to 'crush' through growing in size, depicting a formidable, heavy-set construct. It was received by players as a staple for artifact-themed decks, appreciated for its synergy with other modular creatures and its role as a persistent threat in limited formats.
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