Emerald Medallion
Tempest 283 • rare
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 283
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Sue Ellen Brown
- Market price
- $11.14
What it does
Green spells you cast cost 1 generic mana less to cast.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Emerald Medallion was released in 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It belongs to a cycle of five artifact cards, each designed to reduce the casting cost of spells of a specific color, reflecting the set's mechanical focus on efficiency and resource management. This cycle is widely recognized for its impact on deck-building strategy, as it enabled players to cast high-mana spells significantly earlier in a match.
The card features artwork by illustrator Alan Rabinowitz, who was tasked with creating an aesthetic that fit the dark, atmospheric tone of the Tempest block. The design emphasizes the medallion as a mystical focal point, utilizing a color palette intended to harmonize with green mana spells. Upon its release, the card was received as a highly functional tool for competitive play, particularly in formats that allowed for rapid mana acceleration, and it has since become a staple card for collectors interested in the power-creep history of early Magic expansions.
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