Magic: The Gathering

Darksteel Reactor

Darksteel 114 • rare

Set: Darksteel
Collector number: 114
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 4 generic mana
Type: Artifact
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Kev Walker
Market price: $7.84

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Market

What it's worth

$7.84market price via TCGplayer · Aug 20, 2026$6.15 – $8.25 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This rare card acts as a focal point for a game, challenging you to manage your resources until you can trigger a unique victory condition. Collectors prize it for this distinct mechanic, which shifts the pressure of the match directly onto your ability to protect a single permanent.

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Card face

What it does

Indestructible (Effects that say "destroy" don't destroy this artifact.)

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a charge counter on this artifact.

When this artifact has twenty or more charge counters on it, you win the game.

Formats

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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Provenance

Where it came from

Darksteel Reactor was released in 2004 as part of the Darksteel expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As a centerpiece of the set's namesake material—an indestructible metal in the game's lore—the card was designed to represent a slow-building, inevitable win condition that players had to actively protect. Its mechanical identity fits squarely within the artifact-heavy theme of the Mirrodin block, which focused on the synergies and dangers of an artificial world.

The artwork for the card was created by artist Carl Critchlow, who utilized a stark, industrial aesthetic to convey the card's function as a countdown device. The design was intended to be visually ominous, emphasizing the accumulation of charge counters that eventually results in an alternate win condition. Upon its release, it was received as a flavorful, albeit niche, technical card that rewarded players for constructing defensive decks capable of surviving long enough for the reactor to reach its critical mass.

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Other printings

Every version of this card

The same card, printed again — different sets, treatments, and prices.

Darksteel ReactorEdge of Eternities Commander · #134 · rare · 2025$0.37

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About

About Darksteel Reactor

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