Darksteel Monolith
The Zeta Set 223 • rare
- Set
- The Zeta Set
- Collector number
- 223
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 8 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- MSCHF
What it does
Indestructible
Once each turn, you may pay 0 generic mana rather than pay the mana cost for a colorless spell you cast from your hand.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Darksteel Monolith was released as part of the Darksteel expansion, a set released by Wizards of the Coast in 2004 that introduced the indestructible keyword to the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to explore the flavor of Mirrodin, a world constructed entirely of metal, where the artifact-heavy theme pushed the boundaries of traditional card interactions by making certain permanents immune to destruction effects.
The card was designed to be a high-cost, high-impact artifact that allowed players to cast other artifacts without paying their mana costs, reflecting the immense power of the indestructible alloy found on the plane of Mirrodin. Its aesthetic features the stark, metallic illustration typical of the era, emphasizing the cold and unyielding nature of the game's artifact-centric narrative during that block.
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