Foundry Inspector
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts 79z • uncommon
- Set
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
- Collector number
- 79z
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jason A. Engle
- Finish
- Foil
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, designed as a mechanical utility creature that embodies the artifact-centric themes of Magic: The Gathering. Its ability to reduce the cost of artifact spells reflects the flavor of a workshop overseer streamlining production, a common design trope in the game to reward players for building synergistic decks around specific permanent types.
The Retro Artifacts version, released in The Brothers' War in 2022, serves as a thematic homage to the game's history. These cards utilize a vintage card frame aesthetic meant to evoke the feeling of playing during the mid-1990s. The art direction for this specific printing focuses on a clean, industrial silhouette that emphasizes the creature's role as a construct within the lore of the Multiverse, and it was well-received by collectors who appreciate the callback to earlier design eras.
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About Foundry Inspector
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