Iron Star
Limited Edition Beta 251 • uncommon
- Set
- Limited Edition Beta
- Collector number
- 251
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Dan Frazier
- Market price
- $16.40
What it does
Whenever a player casts a red spell, you may pay 1 generic mana. If you do, you gain 1 life.
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
Iron Star was released as part of the Limited Edition Beta set for Magic: The Gathering in 1993. This set served as a successor to the initial Alpha printing, intended to increase supply to meet the unexpected demand following the game's initial launch. It was designed during a period when Richard Garfield and the team at Wizards of the Coast were establishing the foundational rules and mechanics of the trading card game genre.
The art for Iron Star was created by Anson Maddocks, a core illustrator for the early sets whose surreal and detailed style became iconic to the game's aesthetic. The design reflects the game's early focus on artifacts that provided incremental utility, such as gaining life when specific colors were played. While not considered a high-powered staple, it remains a notable example of the early expansion design philosophy that favored thematic interaction over complex competitive efficiency.
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