Heliophial
Fifth Dawn 130 • common
- Set
- Fifth Dawn
- Collector number
- 130
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Wayne England
- Market price
- $0.07
What it does
Sunburst (This artifact enters with a charge counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.)
2 generic mana, Sacrifice this artifact: It deals damage equal to the number of charge counters on it to any target.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Heliophial was released in 2004 as part of the Fifth Dawn expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. As the final set in the Mirrodin block, it introduced the sunburst mechanic, which rewarded players for using multiple colors of mana to cast artifacts. This card, designed as a fragile but repeatable damage source, exemplifies the block's focus on metallic aesthetics and artifact-centric gameplay strategies.
The card features the distinct illustration of artist Donato Giancola. Known for his ability to blend traditional painterly techniques with the science fiction themes of the setting, Giancola’s work captures the artifact's crystalline nature. The design was received as a niche utility piece, valued by players for its ability to convert excess mana into direct damage in specific limited formats, though it remains a deeper-cut card within the broader history of the Mirrodin block.
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