Chromatic Lantern
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts 73z • rare
- Set
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
- Collector number
- 73z
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Ben Hill
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Lands you control have "tap: Add one mana of any color."
tap: Add one mana of any color.
"Feldon's latest discovery appears to draw upon the same 'memories of the land' my wife studied. How I wish she could see it."— Writings of Drafna
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Chromatic Lantern was originally introduced in the Return to Ravnica set in 2012, designed as an essential utility card for players utilizing multiple colors of mana. Its function—allowing lands to tap for any color—made it a staple in Commander formats, where managing complex mana bases is a core strategic challenge. The card represents the ingenuity of Ravnican engineering, characterized by its mechanical, brass-heavy aesthetic that reflects the plane's industrial cityscape.
For The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts series, this card was reimagined with a stylized, vintage-inspired aesthetic. These special printings were crafted to evoke the feeling of early Magic: The Gathering card designs, utilizing a classic frame that pays homage to the game's history in the 1990s. The illustration for the Retro Artifact version retains the iconic lantern motif while adapting it to the unified, cohesive artistic theme of the set, which focuses on the legendary conflict between Urza and Mishra.
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