Armed Response
Fifth Dawn 2 • common
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Collector number
- 2
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Doug Chaffee
- Market price
- $0.06
What it does
Armed Response deals damage to target attacking creature equal to the number of Equipment you control.
Raksha watched as the goblins continued to pour onto the Razor Fields. "They just don't know when to stop, do they?"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Armed Response was released in 2004 as part of the Fifth Dawn expansion, the final set in the Mirrodin block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set was designed to introduce complex mechanics centered around the artifacts and metal-themed landscape of the artificial plane of Mirrodin. Within the game's lore, the card represents the desperate defensive measures taken by the plane's inhabitants against the encroaching corruption of Memnarch.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Christopher Moeller, who sought to capture the high-stakes tension of an automated mechanical defense system. Moeller utilized a sharp, industrial aesthetic to complement the set's broader artistic direction, which emphasized metallic textures and crystalline structures. Upon its release, the card was received as a niche utility spell, noted by players for its situational application in white-aligned decks during the Mirrodin block’s limited format.
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