D-7 Battle Cruiser
Star Trek 553 • rare
- Set
- Star Trek
- Collector number
- 553
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Scott Okumura
What it does
Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Spacecraft. Station only as a sorcery. It's an artifact creature at 8+.)
3+ | At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a 2/1 red Klingon Warrior creature token with haste. Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
8+ | Flying
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
The D-7 Battle Cruiser card, numbered 553 in the Star Trek trading card series, depicts the iconic Klingon starship first introduced during the original 1960s television run. Created by art director Matt Jefferies, the ship's design was intended to evoke a menacing, predatory aesthetic through its distinct bulbous command head and swept-back wings. This visual language was purposefully engineered to contrast with the sleek, optimistic lines of the Federation's USS Enterprise, effectively establishing a recognizable silhouette for the Klingon Empire that has persisted throughout decades of franchise history.
As a collectible, this card emerged from the broader tradition of Star Trek promotional and commemorative trading card sets produced to capitalize on the show's enduring syndication popularity. These sets were designed to synthesize lore and technical trivia for fans, often featuring production stills or illustrative renderings of classic vessels. Reception within the hobbyist community has remained steady, as collectors value these items primarily as accessible touchstones to the foundational design work that defined the early aesthetic of the Star Trek universe.
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