Gauntlets of Chaos
Legends 278 • rare
- Set
- Legends
- Collector number
- 278
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Dan Frazier
- Market price
- $7.75
What it does
5 generic mana, Sacrifice this artifact: Exchange control of target artifact, creature, or land you control and target permanent an opponent controls that shares one of those types with it. If those permanents are exchanged this way, destroy all Auras attached to them.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Gauntlets of Chaos was released as part of the Legends expansion for Magic: The Gathering in 1994. As one of the earliest sets in the game's history, Legends was designed to introduce legendary creatures and complex, high-mana-cost artifacts to the expanding library of cards. The set was conceived as a way to provide players with more flavorful, personality-driven cards, distinguishing itself from the generic tone of the base game.
The card was illustrated by Quinton Hoover, a prolific artist whose work became synonymous with the aesthetic of early Magic. Hoover’s design for the Gauntlets leaned into the high-fantasy, chaotic motifs prevalent in mid-90s gaming art. The card was intended to disrupt board states by allowing players to exchange permanents, a mechanic that was received with curiosity by collectors due to the high mana cost and the inherent volatility it introduced to gameplay.
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