Grindstone
Tempest 290 • rare
- Set
- Tempest
- Collector number
- 290
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Greg Simanson
- Market price
- $13.92
What it does
3 generic mana, tap: Target player mills two cards. If two cards that share a color were milled this way, repeat this process.
"Memory is a burden that wears at the soul as weather wears at stone."— Crovax
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Grindstone was released in 1997 as part of the Tempest expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed to facilitate graveyard-centric strategies, reflecting the set's mechanical focus on utilizing the discard pile as a resource. The card was created during a period where Wizards of the Coast was aggressively experimenting with artifacts that offered powerful, repeatable utility, aiming to reward players for deck-building synergies rather than purely reactive play.
The card features artwork by Margaret Organ-Kean, who utilized a distinct, illustrative style common to the mid-to-late 90s era of the game. Her design captures a sense of industrial, fantasy-based function, depicting the mechanism as a dark, imposing tool of attrition. Upon its release, it was viewed as a niche but potent artifact, eventually gaining significant historical notoriety for its role in the 'Painter's Servant' combo, which remains a staple interaction in legacy formats.
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