Engineered Explosives
Ultimate Box Topper U28 • mythic
- Set
- Ultimate Box Topper
- Collector number
- U28
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- X mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Lars Grant-West
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Sunburst (This artifact enters with a charge counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.)
2 generic mana, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on this artifact.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Engineered Explosives was first introduced in the Fifth Dawn set for Magic: The Gathering in 2004, serving as a versatile board control tool that allowed players to destroy permanents based on their converted mana cost. The card design reflected the theme of the Mirrodin block, which emphasized artifacts and complex mechanical interactions, providing players with a strategic answer to aggressive strategies that relied on low-cost permanents.
The Ultimate Box Topper version of Engineered Explosives was released as a premium promotional item included in the Ultimate Masters set in 2018. Designed with expansive, borderless art by artist Igor Kieryluk, this iteration was intended to celebrate the card's enduring popularity and utility in various competitive formats. Its inclusion in the set was well-received by the community, as it paired the functional strength of the original design with high-end aesthetic presentation.
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