Engineered Explosives
Star Trek 480 • rare
- Set
- Star Trek
- Collector number
- 480
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- David Álvarez
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.
At the point of impact, a photon torpedo mixes matter and antimatter to powerful effect.
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 released as part of the Star Trek Customizable Card Game (CCG) Second Edition, produced by Decipher, Inc. in the early 2000s. The game was designed to capture the strategic depth of the Star Trek universe, allowing players to build decks centered around iconic crews, missions, and technology found across the various television series.
The card features artwork consistent with the aesthetic of the Second Edition, which leaned into high-resolution digital composites and stills from the franchise. It was designed as a tactical tool for players to manipulate mission and ship encounters, reflecting the theme of sabotage and technical ingenuity that frequently appeared in the show's narrative arcs.
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