Burden of Greed
Darksteel 38 • common
- Set
- Darksteel
- Collector number
- 38
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Vance Kovacs
- Market price
- $0.06
What it does
Target player loses 1 life for each tapped artifact they control.
"The one who dies with the most toys is still dead."— Geth, keeper of the Vault
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Burden of Greed was released in 2004 as part of the Darksteel set, the second expansion in the Mirrodin block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, the set focused on the metallic plane of Mirrodin and the titular indestructible metal, integrating artifact-heavy mechanics into the game's evolving competitive meta.
The card's art was created by the illustrator Greg Staples, known for his dark and atmospheric depictions within the Magic universe. The design conveys the thematic cost of hoarding power, a concept central to the expansion's lore, and was received by players as a situational black-aligned tool for punishing opponents who focused heavily on artifacts.
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