Ashnod's Altar
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts 67 • rare
- Set
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
- Collector number
- 67
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Market price
- $16.80
What it does
Sacrifice a creature: Add colorless mana colorless mana.
"Blood fluting needs to be deeper. Additional hooks needed for nerve rigging. Surface stippling could be coarser."— Ashnod, design notes
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 expansion Antiquities, representing a pivotal piece of lore from the conflict between the brothers Urza and Mishra. Within the game's narrative, the altar was a sinister device utilized by the artificer Ashnod to sacrifice living beings to power her artifacts, reflecting the brutal cost of the Brothers' War. The design focuses on the darker side of the series' industrial themes, framing the artifact as a tool of pragmatic, albeit horrifying, mechanical efficiency.
This specific iteration, released in the 2022 The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts subset, features artwork by Greg Staples. Staples revisited the classic concept with a modernized, atmospheric aesthetic that leans into the grim utility of the object. This version was created to celebrate the history of Magic: The Gathering by utilizing a retro-styled frame design, which was well-received by players and collectors for its nostalgic nod to the card's original appearance while incorporating contemporary artistic detail.
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