Howling Mine
Seventh Edition 300★ • rare
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 300★
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Dana Knutson
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
At the beginning of each player's draw step, if this artifact is untapped, that player draws an additional card.
Legend has it that the mine howls out the last words of those who died inside.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Howling Mine first appeared in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield to introduce a symmetrical resource-acceleration mechanic. By the time it was reprinted in the Seventh Edition core set in 2001, it had become a hallmark of 'group hug' and control archetypes, intended to speed up gameplay by ensuring both players consistently drew extra cards each turn.
The artwork for the Seventh Edition release was rendered by Randy Elliott, who leaned into the card's thematic essence of a treacherous, treasure-filled abyss. While early sets favored whimsical or gothic aesthetics, the Seventh Edition design shift prioritized a cleaner, more readable frame to accommodate the game's growing global audience, solidifying the card's status as a quintessential engine for deck archetypes that thrive on deck depletion or hand-size management.
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