Foundry Inspector
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts 79 • uncommon
- Set
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
- Collector number
- 79
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jason A. Engle
- Market price
- $0.60
What it does
Artifact spells you cast cost 1 generic mana less to cast.
"Delicate resonance detectors could scan the assembly lines for metallic impurities, loose bolts, and freak occurrences of sentience."— Tawnos, proposal for overseer prototype
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Foundry Inspector was originally introduced in the Kaladesh set, serving as a cornerstone for artifact-based synergy decks due to its ability to reduce the casting cost of artifacts. When the card was reimagined for The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts sub-set, it was given a distinct visual treatment designed to evoke the aesthetic of vintage Magic: The Gathering cards from the 1990s, grounding the futuristic machine in the lore of the war between brothers Urza and Mishra.
Artist Jason A. Engle was commissioned to provide the new illustration for this printing. His work emphasizes the industrial, heavy-metal nature of the construct, shifting the visual language toward the gritty, mechanical atmosphere of the conflict. The card was well-received by players for its utility in Commander and other eternal formats, as well as its nostalgic frame, which pays homage to the game's long history of artifact-focused mechanics.
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