Chromatic Lantern
Aetherdrift Commander 53 • rare
- Set
- Aetherdrift Commander
- Collector number
- 53
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Julie Dillon
- Market price
- $1.11
What it does
Lands you control have "tap: Add one mana of any color."
tap: Add one mana of any color.
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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 to the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem in the Return to Ravnica set, designed to serve as a cornerstone for multicolored deck strategies. By allowing lands to tap for any color of mana, it solved a persistent mechanical hurdle for players building complex, multi-faction decks. Its inclusion in Aetherdrift Commander, featuring collector number 53, reintroduces this utility artifact to a new generation of players navigating the high-stakes, high-speed environment of the Aetherdrift expansion.
The visual identity of this iteration is defined by the work of artist Julie Dillon, whose evocative style emphasizes the ethereal and luminous quality of the artifact. Dillon sought to capture the lantern not merely as a tool, but as a central, humming power source, using vibrant color palettes to represent the spectrum of mana it commands. Her design was met with positive reception for its atmospheric depth, which grounds the mechanical function of the card in a compelling piece of fantasy world-building.
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