Beast of Burden
Urza's Legacy 122 • rare
- Set
- Urza's Legacy
- Collector number
- 122
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Ron Spears
- Market price
- $0.50
What it does
Beast of Burden's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures on the battlefield.
"If it is meant to be nothing but a machine," Karn finally asked Jhoira, "why did Urza build it to be like me?"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Beast of Burden was released in 1999 as part of the Urza's Legacy expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set followed the narrative arc of the Urza block, which explored the elaborate mechanical and magical warfare of the artificer Urza. The card was designed as a rare artifact creature, serving as a mechanical reflection of the set’s heavy emphasis on artifacts and creature-based synergy.
The card’s artwork was illustrated by Terese Nielsen, a prominent contributor to the game's visual identity during the late nineties. Nielsen’s design depicts a hulking, multifaceted creature composed of various scavenged materials, effectively capturing the 'beast of burden' motif within the high-fantasy industrial setting of the Urza storyline. Upon release, the card was received as a situational but potent late-game threat in casual play, favored for its ability to scale in power and toughness based on the total number of creatures on the battlefield.
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