Icy Manipulator
Mirrodin 186 • uncommon
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 186
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mark Zug
- Market price
- $0.31
What it does
1 generic mana, tap: Tap target artifact, creature, or land.
A model of Mirrodin in both shape and spirit.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Icy Manipulator is a foundational artifact card in Magic: The Gathering, first appearing in the Alpha set of 1993. As one of the game's earliest and most iconic control pieces, it was designed to provide players with a repeatable method to neutralize threats by tapping permanents. Its presence in the Mirrodin set—an expansion entirely themed around metallic artifacts—marked a return to the card's roots, featuring updated art by Donato Giancola that emphasized the cold, mechanical aesthetic of the Mirrodin plane.
Donato Giancola’s illustration for the Mirrodin version reimagines the device as a more complex, crystalline contraption, diverging from the more industrial look of the original Christopher Rush artwork. This iteration was well-received by players for its thematic consistency with the set's block-wide focus on artifact synergies. The card remains a classic example of utility design, praised for its straightforward yet powerful ability to influence the board state over multiple turns.
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About Icy Manipulator
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