Ashnod's Altar
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts 4 • rare
- Set
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
- Collector number
- 4
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Market price
- $17.55
What it does
Sacrifice a creature: Add colorless mana colorless mana.
"If you work at sawing up carcasses, you notice how the joints fit, how the nerves are arrayed, and how the skin peels back."— Ashnod, to Tawnos
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ashnod's Altar was originally introduced in the 1994 Antiquities expansion, designed during Magic: The Gathering's formative years to represent the twisted, transformative machinery of Ashnod, the chief artificer to the warlord Mishra. The card depicts a mechanism intended to sacrifice creatures to fuel powerful arcane or mechanical effects, embodying the brutal pragmatism of the Brothers' War conflict.
This particular version, released in 2022 as part of The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts subset, features artwork by Greg Staples. Staples opted for a visceral, atmospheric style that leans into the dark, industrial aesthetics of the setting, emphasizing the altar's role as an engine of sacrifice. The card was met with widespread enthusiasm from the player community, particularly among fans of Commander, who value the card for its potent synergy within deck-building mechanics.
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