Dathon, His Heart Open
Star Trek 233 • rare
- Set
- Star Trek
- Collector number
- 233
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- green mana blue mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Green · Red · Blue
- Artist
- Dmitry Burmak
- Market price
- $8.34
What it does
Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, draw a card. If it's a Saga spell, Dathon deals 2 damage to each opponent.
2 generic mana: Choose a counter on target enchantment you control. Put another counter of that kind on it. Activate only as a sorcery.
"Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra."
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
Released in the early 2000s as part of the Star Trek Customizable Card Game (Second Edition) by Decipher, Inc., this card features the iconic Tamarian captain Dathon from the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode 'Darmok.' The game was designed to immerse players in the strategic and diplomatic complexities of the franchise, and this card specifically highlights the cultural milestone of the episode, which centers on the linguistic barrier between the Federation and the Tamarian race.
The card art utilizes original production stills from the series to maintain the visual authenticity characteristic of the Decipher line. It was received by the player base as a thoughtful nod to one of the most intellectually engaging episodes of the series, serving both as a functional gameplay element that facilitates character-based strategies and as a collectible tribute to the show’s exploration of communication and alien archetypes.
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