Glasses of Urza
Revised Edition 249 • uncommon
- Set
- Revised Edition
- Collector number
- 249
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $2.96
What it does
tap: Look at target player's hand.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Glasses of Urza was first released in the 1994 Revised Edition set of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. As an artifact card, it reflects the game's early focus on thematic depth and the lore of the Multiverse, drawing inspiration from Urza, one of the most prominent artificers in the game's narrative history. The item was designed to provide players with a strategic advantage by allowing them to peek at an opponent's hand, embodying the flavor of an inquisitive, high-tech relic from the game's mythos.
The card features artwork by Dan Frazier, whose distinctively clean, painterly style helped define the aesthetic of Magic's formative years. Frazier’s illustration presents the glasses as an ancient, intricate mechanical device, aligning with the industrial fantasy tone of the Urza saga. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional utility piece that highlighted the game’s emphasis on information asymmetry, securing its place as a staple of the early card pool and a recognizable visual icon for long-time collectors.
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