Astrolabe
Alliances 118b • common
- Set
- Alliances
- Collector number
- 118b
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Amy Weber
- Market price
- $0.15
What it does
1 generic mana, tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Add two mana of any one color. Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Astrolabe card was released as part of the Alliances expansion for Magic: The Gathering in 1996. During this period, Wizards of the Coast was expanding the game's mechanics, and Alliances was noted for its focus on strategic depth and the introduction of complex artifact cards. This specific card represents the theme of navigation and cosmic alignment prevalent in the set's artistic direction, which moved away from standard high-fantasy tropes toward more arcane and scholarly iconography.
The illustration for this iteration of the Astrolabe was created by artist Una Fricker. Her work on the card reflects a detailed, historical aesthetic intended to ground the magical artifact in a sense of tangible, antique craftsmanship. Upon its release, the card was viewed primarily as a functional piece of deck-building utility, contributing to the game's evolving meta-game by allowing players to better manage their resource allocation through land-based color fixing.
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