Iron Lance
Mercadian Masques 300 • uncommon
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 300
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Scott M. Fischer
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
3 generic mana, tap: Target creature gains first strike until end of turn.
"The only way to get Mercadians to fight on the front lines is to give them really long weapons."— Gerrard
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Iron Lance was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set on the plane of Mercadia, the expansion was designed to reflect a world defined by trade, political intrigue, and a distinct lack of natural mana, forcing inhabitants to rely on mechanical artifacts and clever machinery. The set served as a departure from the high-fantasy aesthetic of previous releases, opting instead for a steampunk-adjacent, mercantilist visual identity.
The artwork for this specific card was commissioned from artist Doug Chvan, who sought to emphasize the functional, industrial nature of Mercadian weaponry. The illustration captures the utilitarian design typical of the set's equipment cards, focusing on a heavy, mundane polearm that fits the aesthetic of a plane where resources are traded like commodities. Upon its release, the card was viewed as a standard draft-tier utility item, valued primarily for its role in enabling combat maneuvers rather than for any particular prestige in the secondary market.
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