Disrupting Scepter
Ninth Edition 295★ • rare
- Set
- Ninth Edition
- Collector number
- 295★
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Stuart Griffin
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
3 generic mana, tap: Target player discards a card. Activate only during your turn.
"True power is controlling not only the hearts of your subjects, but their minds as well."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Disrupting Scepter was originally introduced to the Magic: The Gathering trading card game in the 1994 Antiquities expansion, designed to evoke the high-fantasy artifact aesthetic that defined the early era of the game. It functions as a tactical tool for hand disruption, allowing players to force their opponents to discard cards at a consistent mana cost. This mechanic served as a foundational element for control-oriented deck strategies throughout the nineties.
The Ninth Edition printing, released in 2005, features updated artwork by Stuart Griffin. As a core set release, this version was intended to maintain the presence of staple artifacts within the standard rotation, ensuring newer players had access to classic utility effects. Griffin's illustration moves away from the more primitive, gritty aesthetic of the original card, offering a polished, clean interpretation that aligns with the modernized visual standards of the mid-2000s era of the game.
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