Galvanic Key
Mirrodin 173 • common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 173
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Tony Szczudlo
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Flash
3 generic mana, tap: Untap target artifact.
A solution in search of a problem.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Galvanic Key was released in 2003 as part of the Mirrodin expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the metallic, artificial plane of Mirrodin, the card was designed to reflect the block's heavy emphasis on artifacts and mechanical interaction, serving as an utility piece that allows players to untap another artifact for a low mana cost.
The artwork was illustrated by David Martin, who employed a clean, industrial aesthetic to emphasize the world's chrome-like architecture. Upon release, the card was received as a functional engine piece within artifact-focused decks, later gaining significant notoriety in competitive formats due to its ability to create infinite mana loops when paired with other powerful cards that produce mana upon untapping.
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