Iron Star
Seventh Edition 301★ • uncommon
- Set
- Seventh Edition
- Collector number
- 301★
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Pete Venters
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
Whenever a player casts a red spell, you may pay 1 generic mana. If you do, you gain 1 life.
Forged by a thousand flames.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- 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 Star was released as part of the Magic: The Gathering Seventh Edition base set in 2001. As an artifact originally introduced in the Urza's Saga set, it serves as a member of a five-card cycle of 'star' artifacts, each tied to a specific color of magic. These items were designed to provide incremental life-gain utility, rewarding players for casting spells of a particular color, which reflected the game's ongoing focus on color-specific mechanical synergy.
The artwork for this particular version was illustrated by Donato Giancola, a highly regarded fantasy artist known for his sophisticated use of light and classical composition. His rendering of the Iron Star sought to capture the artifact's relic-like quality within the high-fantasy aesthetic of the era. The piece was well-received for its atmospheric detail, fitting seamlessly into the refined, updated visual identity that Wizards of the Coast introduced with the Seventh Edition's transition to a white-border core set design.
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