Arcbound Slith
Darksteel 102 • uncommon
- Set
- Darksteel
- Collector number
- 102
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Vance Kovacs
- Market price
- $0.39
What it does
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
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 Slith was released in 2004 as part of the Darksteel expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set introduced the modular mechanic, which allowed artifact creatures to transfer their +1/+1 counters to other artifact creatures upon death, a design choice intended to emphasize the relentless, scavenging nature of the metal-themed plane of Mirrodin. This card, designed as a rare, functioned as a low-cost, aggressive threat capable of growing stronger with each combat phase.
The artwork was provided by Kev Walker, a prominent illustrator in the Magic community known for his gritty, metallic aesthetic. Walker designed the creature to look like an assembled, multi-limbed entity made of scavenged scrap, fitting the set’s lore of a world dominated by raw materials and metal. While not a dominant force in competitive constructed formats, the card remains a notable example of the early experimental design phase for artifact-heavy themes in the game.
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