Drill-Skimmer
Darksteel 118 • common
- Set
- Darksteel
- Collector number
- 118
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mark Zug
- Market price
- $0.09
What it does
Flying
This creature has shroud as long as you control another artifact creature. (It can't be the target of spells or abilities.)
In close proximity, their magnetic energies merge and form a field of protection.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Drill-Skimmer was released in 2004 as part of the Darksteel set, the second expansion in the Mirrodin block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was designed to explore the metallic landscape of the artificial plane of Mirrodin, focusing heavily on the artifact-themed mechanics that defined the block. Wizards of the Coast utilized this set to introduce indestructible cards, shifting the strategic landscape of competitive play at the time.
The card features artwork by Christopher Rush, one of the most iconic illustrators in the game's early history. Rush depicted the Drill-Skimmer as a sleek, predatory machine, utilizing a cold color palette to emphasize the artifact's inorganic nature. Within the game's lore, the Skimmer represents the pervasive, scavenging technology found on Mirrodin, serving as a functional flying creature that aligns with the set's emphasis on affinity for artifacts.
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