Gnomeball Machine
Unstable 184 • uncommon
- Set
- Unstable
- Collector number
- 184
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jason Felix
- Market price
- $0.23
What it does
Whenever you crank this Contraption, create two 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature tokens.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Gnomeball Machine was released in 2017 as part of Unstable, the third silver-bordered expansion set for Magic: The Gathering. Designed by Mark Rosewater and his team, the set was created to explore chaotic, fun, and experimental mechanics that could not exist within the formal, rigorous rules of standard competitive play. As a silver-bordered card, it occupies a space defined by whimsy and lightheartedness, specifically focusing on the playful, engineering-obsessed flavor of the Gnomes within the set's narrative.
The card was illustrated by David Palumbo, whose work captures the aesthetic of a Rube Goldberg-esque contraption built by Gnomes. The design intent was to provide a top-down mechanical representation of a sporting event, allowing players to utilize 'gnomeballs' to manipulate the board state in a way that feels unpredictable and arcade-like. Upon its release, the card was well-received by fans of casual and Commander play, who praised its ability to turn a standard game session into a more kinetic, interactive experience.
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