Genesis Chamber
Darksteel 122 • uncommon
- Set
- Darksteel
- Collector number
- 122
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $3.39
What it does
Whenever a nontoken creature enters, if this artifact is untapped, that creature's controller creates a 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature token.
"As the experimental population grows, so do the number of myr. It's a perfect equilibrium."— Memnarch
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Released in early 2004 as part of the Darksteel expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, Genesis Chamber reflects the mechanical focus of the Mirrodin block, which centered on artifacts and the interaction between metal and machinery. The card was designed to force players into a tactical dilemma by creating Myr artifact creature tokens for both the caster and their opponent whenever an artifact creature enters the battlefield, emphasizing the communal, high-risk nature of the set's artifact-heavy environment.
The art was provided by noted illustrator Matt Cavotta, who frequently contributed to the visual identity of early 2000s Magic sets. Cavotta’s rendering features the bleak, industrial aesthetic of Mirrodin, depicting the titular chamber as an ominous, cold metallic structure. The card was well-regarded by players for its combo potential in decks that could weaponize the creature tokens, remaining a distinct piece of mid-2000s card design that highlights the set’s aggressive artifact-based themes.
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