Chimeric Staff
Urza's Saga 288 • rare
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 288
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Michael Sutfin
- Market price
- $0.49
What it does
X mana: This artifact becomes an X/X Construct artifact creature until end of turn.
A snake in the grasp.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Chimeric Staff was released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, this set was designed to center around the complex mechanical lore of the artificer Urza, introducing artifacts that allowed for dynamic board interactions. The staff was conceived as a versatile colorless artifact that could temporarily transform into a creature, reflecting the set's focus on magical constructs and high-utility artifacts.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Heather Hudson, who provided a distinctive visual style common to the era’s aesthetic shift toward more detailed, atmospheric fantasy art. Hudson’s depiction of the staff focuses on its ornate, segmented design, emphasizing its dual nature as both a dormant tool and a weaponized construct. Upon its release, it was noted by players for its tactical flexibility, serving as a reliable staple for control decks that needed non-creature permanents to survive board-wiping spells.
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