Basalt Monolith
Limited Edition Beta 232 • uncommon
- Set
- Limited Edition Beta
- Collector number
- 232
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jesper Myrfors
- Market price
- $240.00
What it does
This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step.
tap: Add colorless mana colorless mana colorless mana.
3 generic mana: Untap this artifact.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Basalt Monolith was first introduced in the Alpha and Beta sets of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in 1993, representing the early creative efforts of Wizards of the Coast. As a powerful artifact that generates colorless mana, it was designed to reward players who could manage its restrictive untap cost, reflecting the high-risk, high-reward mechanical design philosophy of the game's formative years.
The artwork for this card was created by Douglas Shuler, one of the original illustrators commissioned for the game’s debut. His illustration depicts a stark, monolithic structure amidst a desolate landscape, a visual style that emphasized the game's dark fantasy roots and established the iconic, often cryptic aesthetic that defined early Magic card art.
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