Contagion Engine
Breaking News 61 • mythic
- Set
- Breaking News
- Collector number
- 61
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 6 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Magnus Jansson
- Market price
- $12.96
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.)
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
Contagion Engine was originally released in the 2010 Scars of Mirrodin set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It represents the faction of the Phyrexians, a metallic, biomechanical race intent on conquering the multiverse by spreading an infectious substance known as glistening oil. The card was designed as a powerful utility artifact that reflects this theme of systematic corruption, allowing players to manipulate counters on creatures and planeswalkers to simulate the slow, inevitable spread of a biological blight.
The 'Breaking News' version, numbered 61, is a specialized art treatment introduced in the Outlaws of Thunder Junction set. Illustrated by Magnus Jansson, this variant reimagines the card with the aesthetic of a vintage newspaper front page, framing the artifact's mechanical effects as a sensationalist headline. Jansson’s work here leans into a gritty, noir-inspired visual style, moving away from the traditional high-fantasy look to emphasize the card's role as a source of chaos and disruption within the game's evolving narrative context.
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