Diabolic Machine
Fifth Edition 363 • uncommon
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 363
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 7 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- James Allen
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
3 generic mana: Regenerate this creature.
"The bolts of our ballistae smashed into the monstrous thing, but our hopes died in our chests as its gears continued turning."— Sevti Mukul, *The Fall of Alsoor*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Diabolic Machine was released as part of the Magic: The Gathering Fifth Edition base set in 1997. As a core set, Fifth Edition was designed to consolidate various cards from previous expansions, such as Alliances and Homelands, into a single, cohesive pool for the game's evolving player base. The inclusion of the Diabolic Machine reflected the game's mid-nineties aesthetic, where high-fantasy machinery and dark, industrial-themed creatures were frequently used to represent the artifact creature subtype.
The card’s illustration was provided by James Allen, an artist known for his contributions during this formative period of the game. Allen’s work on the piece focused on a skeletal, mechanical construct, emphasizing a rigid and ominous silhouette intended to convey the creature's status as a 'diabolic' artifact. Upon its release, the card was received as a standard uncommon utility creature, prized more for its thematic flavor and role in limited play formats than for competitive top-tier viability.
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