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
- $0.46
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 to the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in the 1997 expansion set Urza's Saga. Designed as an artifact creature that provides a burst of mana upon its death, the card reflects the mechanical focus of the Urza block on intricate, resource-oriented artifacts that interact with graveyard cycles and mana ramping.
This specific printing comes from the Commander Anthology Volume II, released in 2018 by Wizards of the Coast. The anthology was curated to provide players with a collection of powerful, pre-constructed Commander decks and iconic cards from the game's history, featuring updated art by Izzy. Izzy’s illustration for this version emphasizes the card’s crystalline and mechanical nature, rendering the construct with a sharp, modern aesthetic that contrasts with the original industrial design, and it was generally well-received for its refined visual clarity within the anthology format.
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About Cathodion
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