Catalyst Stone
Odyssey 297 • rare
- Set
- Odyssey
- Collector number
- 297
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Tony Szczudlo
- Market price
- $8.86
What it does
Flashback costs you pay cost 2 generic mana less.
Flashback costs your opponents pay cost 2 generic mana more.
The gems' incandescence invades the dreams of all who see them.
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
Released in October 2001, Catalyst Stone is an artifact card featured in the Odyssey expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set marked a significant shift in design philosophy, focusing heavily on the graveyard as a resource and introducing mechanics like flashback and threshold, which transformed the fundamental flow of play during that era.
The card was illustrated by Greg Staples, an artist known for his atmospheric and moody contributions to the game's aesthetic during the early 2000s. The design reflects the visual language of the Otarian continent setting, where the lingering magical energies of past events manifest as tangible, mystical remnants. While Catalyst Stone functions mechanically as a cost-reducer for flashback spells, it is primarily regarded by the community as a niche utility piece that embodies the set's distinct thematic preoccupation with recycling magical power.
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