Icy Manipulator
Deckmasters 36★ • uncommon
- Set
- Deckmasters
- Collector number
- 36★
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Amy Weber
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
1 generic mana, tap: Tap target artifact, creature, or land.
"The scavengers who first found it called it the 'Bone Crank.' Not a bad name, I'd say."— Arcum Dagsson, Soldevi Machinist
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 was originally printed in the Limited Edition Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield to be a cornerstone of artifact utility. Its mechanic, which allows a player to tap a permanent to keep it incapacitated, was intended to provide strategic board control in a game that was still in its infancy. The card became a staple of early competitive play for its versatility in neutralizing powerful threats.
The Deckmasters version, identified by the star symbol and collector number 36, was released in 2001 as part of a commemorative boxed set. This release featured updated card frames and specific artistic choices meant to celebrate the game's history. The illustration for the Icy Manipulator, famously rendered by Jesper Myrfors, reflects the dark, atmospheric aesthetic that defined the game's early visual identity, focusing on the mechanical, imposing nature of the device.
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