Fretwork Colony
Foundations Jumpstart 443 • uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Collector number
- 443
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Christopher Burdett
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
This creature can't block.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature and you lose 1 life.
The swarm leaves behind a flawless pattern that only occasionally threatens the structural integrity of the wood.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Fretwork Colony was released in 2022 as part of the Foundations Jumpstart set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Designed by Wizards of the Coast, the card is part of a curated experience intended to introduce players to the game’s mechanics through accessible, ready-to-play themes. Its inclusion in this set serves to populate artifact-focused strategies, adhering to the game's long-standing tradition of utilizing modular, interconnected mechanics to foster synergy within a deck.
The visual design of the card, featuring the intricate and mechanical aesthetic associated with the plane of Kaladesh, was crafted to evoke a sense of industrious, metallic life. The illustration focuses on the creature's complex construction, highlighting its role as a scalable threat that grows more formidable as additional copies enter the battlefield. Reception among players has focused on its utility in limited formats, where its ability to compound power provides a straightforward yet effective win condition for those drafting artifact-themed archetypes.
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About Fretwork Colony
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