Astrolabe
Alliances 118a • common
- Set
- Alliances
- Collector number
- 118a
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Amy Weber
- Market price
- $0.20
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
Released in June 1996 as part of the Alliances expansion, the Astrolabe card reflects the expansion's focus on complex, multi-colored resource management and board state manipulation. As a common artifact, it was designed to provide players with a way to filter mana, reflecting the set's thematic emphasis on the fragile political and magical balance of the Dominaria plane during the Alliances conflict.
The card features artwork by Amy Weber, one of the original artists involved in the early years of the game. Her illustration draws on traditional celestial imagery, intended to ground the game's high-fantasy mechanics in a recognizable, historical aesthetic. Upon release, the card was widely utilized in casual and limited environments as a reliable tool for players navigating the difficult mana requirements introduced by the set's multi-colored cards.
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