Cathodion
Commander Anthology Volume II 179 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander Anthology Volume II
- Collector number
- 179
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Izzy
- Market price
- $0.43
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 originally introduced in the 1997 Antiquities expansion for Magic: The Gathering, a set designed to explore the lore of the Brothers' War and the ancient artifacts left behind by the artificers Mishra and Urza. The card represents a recurring theme of artifact creatures that provide mana, a utility-focused design common in early iterations of the game to balance the potential instability of artifact-heavy decks.
The version from Commander Anthology Volume II, released in 2018, features the art of original illustrator Anson Maddocks. His distinct, gritty aesthetic from the game's nascent years was preserved for this reprint, maintaining the visual link to the card's nineties origins while integrating it into the more modern, multiplayer-oriented Commander format, where its ability to generate mana upon death remains a strategic consideration for artifact-synergy decks.
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