Chromatic Star
Time Spiral 251 • common
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 251
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Alex Horley-Orlandelli
- Market price
- $0.45
What it does
1 generic mana, tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.
When this artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card.
"This item is not from . . . now. It reflects a sky no longer ours and gleams with hope that does not exist."— Tavalus, acolyte of Korlis
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Chromatic Star was introduced in the 2006 Magic: The Gathering set Time Spiral. As part of a block dedicated to the game's history and mechanics, the card was designed to function as an efficient mana-fixing tool, allowing players to filter mana while providing a card draw effect upon its sacrifice. Its presence in the set served both as a functional utility piece for Limited play and as a nod to earlier, similar artifacts that defined the game's early strategic landscape.
The artwork was commissioned from Alex Horley-Orlandelli, who utilized a vivid, celestial aesthetic to capture the essence of a magical orb. His design emphasizes the cosmic nature of the object, using deep blues and radiant light to represent its transformative power. The illustration was well-received for its clarity and thematic cohesion with the set's broader exploration of time and planar shifts, securing its place as a recognizable visual element in contemporary Magic decks.
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