Disrupting Scepter
Revised Edition 245 • rare
- Set
- Revised Edition
- Collector number
- 245
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Dan Frazier
- Market price
- $1.01
What it does
3 generic mana, tap: Target player discards a card. Activate only during your turn.
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 released in 1993 as part of the Alpha set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, created by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast. Designed to introduce tactical hand disruption to the game, it allowed players to force an opponent to discard a card at the cost of three mana, providing a repeatable form of resource denial that remains a hallmark of blue-aligned artifact utility.
The Revised Edition, released in 1994, featured the same iconic artwork by artist Christopher Rush. Rush’s illustration, which depicts a stylized, glowing staff, remains a quintessential example of early Magic aesthetic, characterized by a stark, almost minimalist fantasy style. While it was a highly functional component of early competitive decks, the card's influence eventually waned as the game’s power level evolved and more efficient disruption spells were introduced in later expansions.
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