Cyclopean Snare
Ravnica: City of Guilds 259 • uncommon
- Set
- Ravnica: City of Guilds
- Collector number
- 259
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Keith Garletts
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
3 generic mana, tap: Tap target creature, then return this artifact to its owner's hand.
The spoiled, gluttonous halls of the Orzhov teem with gaudy, needless wealth. Even their security measures are made for beauty first, efficiency second.
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
Cyclopean Snare was released in 2005 as part of the Ravnica: City of Guilds expansion, the inaugural set of the Ravnica block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This set introduced the concept of guild-based color identity, shifting the game's focus toward multi-colored themes and the sprawling, urban aesthetic of the titular plane. The card was designed as a colorless artifact to provide flexible utility, reflecting the industrial, mechanical nature of the city's infrastructure.
The artwork for the card was provided by Zoltan Boros and Gabor Szikszai, a prolific artistic duo known for their atmospheric and detailed style. They aimed to convey the card's function—a restrictive, cage-like trap—within the gothic, overcrowded environment of Ravnica. Upon its release, the card was viewed primarily as a functional limited-play tool, valued for its ability to tap down problematic creatures in a format defined by its dense, high-synergy gameplay.
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