Chronobot
Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019 105 • rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019
- Collector number
- 105
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Stephanie Mitchell
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
When Chronobot enters, switch upkeep steps with target opponent for as long as it remains on the battlefield. (You take your upkeep on their turn, and they take their upkeep on your turn.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Chronobot was introduced as part of the Mystery Booster playtest cards, a set unveiled at MagicFest Richmond in late 2019. These cards were designed as part of an experimental draft experience intended to simulate the chaotic, unpredictable nature of game design, featuring intentionally over-the-top mechanics and white-bordered cards that mimic the aesthetic of early Magic: The Gathering prototypes.
The design of Chronobot, credited to the Wizards of the Coast R&D team, captures the whimsical spirit of early playtest cards by utilizing a cost-reduction ability centered on the artifact itself. Because these cards were distributed exclusively in convention-only Mystery Booster packs, they occupy a unique space in the game's history as a deliberate subversion of standard tournament-legal card design and professional branding.
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