Darksteel Relic
New Phyrexia 134 • uncommon
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Collector number
- 134
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 0 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Market price
- $2.24
What it does
Indestructible (Effects that say "destroy" don't destroy this artifact.)
"It's the last thing we can call our own."— Minhu, Mirran resistance
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
Darksteel Relic was released in the 2011 Magic: The Gathering set New Phyrexia. The card represents a vestige of the plane of Mirrodin after it was corrupted and transformed by the Phyrexians. As an indestructible artifact with a zero mana cost, the card serves as a thematic nod to the impenetrable nature of darksteel, a fictional metal central to the lore of the Mirrodin block, while functioning as a simple, zero-impact tool for players to trigger synergies related to artifact counts.
The illustration by Franz Vohwinkel depicts the relic as a jagged, resilient shard set against the harsh, industrial landscape of the newly forged Phyrexia. Vohwinkel, a long-time illustrator for the game, emphasized the material's cold, unchanging appearance to contrast with the biological assimilation occurring elsewhere in the set. Upon its release, the card was received primarily as a niche utility piece for casual or specialized deck-building, valued more for its lore significance and indestructible property than for competitive power.
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