Armillary Sphere
The List C17-203 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- C17-203
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Franz Vohwinkel
- Market price
- $0.28
What it does
2 generic mana, tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal them, put them into your hand, then shuffle.
The mysterious purpose of two of the rings had eluded Esper mages—until now.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Armillary Sphere was originally introduced to the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in the 1999 Mercadian Masques expansion. Designed as a functional artifact card, it serves to help players search their libraries for basic lands, representing the historical astronomical device used to model the celestial sphere. Its inclusion in 'The List'—a rotating collection of legacy cards randomly inserted into modern booster packs—allows newer players to encounter older designs that have maintained mechanical relevance over several decades.
The artwork for this specific printing was created by Franz Vohwinkel, a long-time illustrator for the game known for his technical precision and ability to render complex mechanical objects. Vohwinkel focused on a clean, scholarly aesthetic that emphasizes the interlocking rings of the device, grounding the fantasy item in the visual tradition of Renaissance science. The card has been widely received by players as a staple utility card, valued more for its reliable performance in various deck archetypes than for its rarity.
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