Claws of Gix
The List USG-290 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- USG-290
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 0 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Henry G. Higginbotham
What it does
1 generic mana, Sacrifice a permanent: You gain 1 life.
When the Brotherhood of Gix dug out the cave of Koilos they found their master's severed hand. They enshrined it, hoping that one day it would point the way to Phyrexia.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Claws of Gix was originally introduced in the 1998 Urza's Saga set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed as an artifact that allows players to sacrifice permanents for life, the card serves as a thematic reflection of the Phyrexian influence within the game's lore, where the villainous Gix sought to corrupt and reshape the world through mechanical and biological integration.
The original illustration by Mark Poole captures the grim, industrial aesthetic of the Phyrexian faction, utilizing a stark and clinical visual style that helped define the set's dark fantasy tone. Reissued through 'The List'—a curated selection of reprints integrated into modern booster packs—the card remains a notable piece of game history for its utility in strategic play and its evocative representation of the game's expansive narrative universe.
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