First-Sphere Gargantua
March of the Machine Commander 248 • common
- Set
- March of the Machine Commander
- Collector number
- 248
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Randy Vargas
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
When this creature enters, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Unearth 2 generic mana black mana (2 generic mana black mana: Return this card from your graveyard to the battlefield. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step or if it would leave the battlefield. Unearth only as a sorcery.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
First-Sphere Gargantua was released in 2023 as part of the March of the Machine Commander set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. This card represents a resurgence of the Phyrexians, a classic antagonistic faction within the game's multiverse. It was designed to function as a powerful creature card, utilizing mechanics that reflect the relentless, self-replicating nature of Phyrexian machinery during the narrative climax of the plane-spanning conflict depicted in the set.
The card’s illustration was crafted by artist Bram Sels, who focused on capturing the imposing, biomechanical scale characteristic of New Phyrexia's architecture and monstrosities. Sels leaned into a desaturated, industrial aesthetic that emphasizes the cold, metallic horror of the creature, a stylistic choice intended to distinguish the high-stakes, multiversal warfare theme from traditional fantasy tropes. The design was received by players as a solid, utility-focused inclusion for Commander decks, particularly those leveraging graveyard-centric or sacrifice-themed strategies.
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