Contagion Engine
Secret Lair Drop 1095 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 1095
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Nils Hamm
- Market price
- $17.20
What it does
When this artifact enters, put a -1/-1 counter on each creature target player controls.
4 generic mana, tap: Proliferate twice. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there. Then do it again.)
"Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing."— Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven"
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Contagion Engine was originally released in the 2010 Scars of Mirrodin expansion, serving as a thematic centerpiece for the set's exploration of Phyrexian corruption. The card was designed to represent the spread of infection through its proliferate mechanic, which doubled existing counters on the battlefield. It quickly became a staple in Commander and casual formats, valued for its ability to clear boards while simultaneously empowering planeswalkers and poison-based strategies.
This specific iteration is part of a Secret Lair drop, a series of curated, limited-release cards published by Wizards of the Coast. Nils Hamm provided the artwork for this version, utilizing his signature ethereal, textured style to depict the mechanical horror of the engine. His interpretation leaned into the organic-meets-industrial aesthetic of the Phyrexians, prioritizing atmospheric mood over the clearer, more clinical look of the original card to offer collectors a distinct, artistic alternative.
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