Chromatic Lantern
The Zeta Set 217 • rare
- Set
- The Zeta Set
- Collector number
- 217
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- MSCHF
What it does
Lands you control have "tap: Add one mana of any color."
tap: Add one mana of any color.
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 introduced as part of the Zeta Set, a collection that emphasized mechanical flexibility and resource management within the game. It was designed to serve as a versatile utility card, providing players with a consistent means of color fixing to navigate complex deck requirements. Its creation reflects a broader design philosophy of the era, which prioritized smoothing out land-based inconsistencies to encourage multi-color gameplay.
The illustration was crafted to evoke a sense of mystical artifice, featuring the lantern as a glowing conduit for shifting mana. The design team focused on creating a visual language that communicated its function as a tool for illumination and transformation. Upon its release, it was well-received by the player community, who favored it for its reliability and its aesthetic contribution to the game’s growing catalog of magical artifacts.
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