Cathodion
Commander 2014 234 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2014
- Collector number
- 234
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Izzy
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
When this creature dies, add colorless mana colorless mana colorless mana.
Instead of creating a tool that would be damaged by heat, the Thran built one that was charged by it.
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
Cathodion was released in 2014 as part of the Commander 2014 card set, a collection specifically designed for the multiplayer Commander format of Magic: The Gathering. This set was notable for featuring monocolored planeswalkers as commanders, and Cathodion, an artifact creature, was included to provide utility and mana acceleration across all five deck archetypes. The card was designed to function as a reliable, colorless engine that could be utilized by any player regardless of their deck's color identity, filling a common design role for mana-generating creatures in the game's history.
The card features artwork by Mike Sass, who has contributed numerous illustrations to the Magic: The Gathering franchise. In his depiction of the Cathodion, Sass utilized a metallic, industrial aesthetic to emphasize the creature's construct nature, aligning with the game's long-standing tradition of representing artifact creatures through specialized mechanical anatomy. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, mid-tier utility piece, valued primarily by players looking to optimize their mana curves in artifact-heavy or graveyard-focused strategies.
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