Black Mana Battery
Legends 274 • uncommon
- Set
- Legends
- Collector number
- 274
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- $5.09
What it does
2 generic mana, tap: Put a charge counter on this artifact.
tap, Remove any number of charge counters from this artifact: Add black mana, then add an additional black mana for each charge counter removed this way.
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
The Black Mana Battery was released in 1994 as part of the Legends expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set was notable for introducing multi-colored legendary creatures and a significant increase in card complexity compared to earlier releases. The card was designed as a utility artifact, intended to help players bank mana over several turns to fuel large spells, reflecting the set's focus on high-cost, high-impact gameplay.
The illustration was created by artist Anson Maddocks, who contributed a substantial amount of artwork to the early years of the game. His design for the Battery features a stark, biomechanical aesthetic that became a hallmark of the artifact cards of that era. While the card is often cited by players for its slower, more methodical mechanics compared to faster mana-generation cards, it remains a recognized piece of the game's early developmental history.
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