Cranial Plating
Commander 2016 249 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2016
- Collector number
- 249
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Adam Rex
- Market price
- $0.41
What it does
Equipped creature gets +1/+0 for each artifact you control.
black mana black mana: Attach this Equipment to target creature you control.
Equip 1 generic mana
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperBanned
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Cranial Plating was originally released as a rare artifact in the Fifth Dawn expansion for Magic: The Gathering in 2004, designed by Greg Staples. The card was conceived as a cornerstone for aggressive artifact-themed strategies, allowing players to equip creatures with a power boost based on the number of artifacts they control. Its ability to be re-equipped at instant speed for a black mana cost made it a formidable tool for maintaining pressure on opponents throughout the combat phase.
The Commander 2016 printing features the original illustration by Greg Staples, maintaining the industrial and somewhat grotesque aesthetic characteristic of the Mirrodin block. By the time of its inclusion in the Commander 2016 preconstructed decks, the card had already solidified its reputation as a staple in various eternal formats. Its inclusion in this set provided players with a reliable way to access a highly efficient combat finisher, remaining a frequent choice for decks focused on equipment synergy and artifact counts.
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