Darksteel Plate
Star Trek Commander 488 • rare
- Set
- Star Trek Commander
- Collector number
- 488
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Miklós Ligeti
- Finish
- Surge
What it does
Indestructible
Equipped creature has indestructible.
Equip 2 generic mana
The faster you fire, the faster the Borg adapt.
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
Darksteel Plate was originally introduced in the 2004 Magic: The Gathering expansion set titled Darksteel, representing the indestructible metal of the same name from the plane of Mirrodin. Designed by the Wizards of the Coast development team, the card was conceptualized to provide a powerful defensive utility in gameplay, effectively rendering a creature nearly impossible to remove from the battlefield through standard destruction effects.
The 2024 Star Trek Commander release features a specialized reprint of this card, re-themed to align with the aesthetic and technological motifs of the Star Trek universe. This specific collector number 488 version retains the core mechanics of the original card while incorporating updated art and flavor text designed to integrate seamlessly into the crossover set's unique sci-fi narrative framework.
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