Golgari Keyrune
Return to Ravnica 229 • uncommon
- Set
- Return to Ravnica
- Collector number
- 229
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Daniel Ljunggren
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
tap: Add black mana or green mana.
black mana green mana: This artifact becomes a 2/2 black and green Insect artifact creature with deathtouch until end of turn.
Like a single ant, it only hints at the colony below.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Golgari Keyrune was released in 2012 as part of the Return to Ravnica expansion for Magic: The Gathering. It represents the Golgari Swarm, one of the ten iconic guilds that inhabit the ecumenopolis of Ravnica. Designed to serve as both a mana-producing artifact and a temporary creature, the card reflects the guild's core theme of cycle and decay by allowing players to pay mana to animate the item into a 2/2 insect creature with deathtouch.
The art was illustrated by Raoul Vitale, who emphasized the dark, subterranean aesthetic associated with the Golgari. By utilizing a color palette dominated by murky greens and browns, the design successfully conveys the guild's connection to the undercity and the decomposition processes they oversee. Upon its release, the card was widely recognized by players as a functional utility tool for decks focusing on the black and green color combination.
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