Iron Star
Summer Magic / Edgar 252 • uncommon
- Set
- Summer Magic / Edgar
- Collector number
- 252
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Dan Frazier
- Market price
- €0.15
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
The Iron Star was released as part of the 1994 Summer Magic set, colloquially known as 'Edgar.' This set was a limited production run intended to address the extreme demand for the original Magic: The Gathering base set, printed primarily for the international market. The card features artwork by Amy Weber, who was a frequent contributor to the game's early sets, known for her distinct, often surreal illustrative style that helped establish the visual identity of the game's first few years.
The design of the card serves as a representative example of the 'artifact cycle' introduced in Alpha and reprinted through the early expansions. Mechanically, these cards were designed to provide incremental life gain for players utilizing specific color strategies, reflecting the relatively slow and defensive tempo of early competitive Magic. While it was not a centerpiece of tournament-winning decks, it remains a notable relic from the period when Wizards of the Coast was rapidly expanding its manufacturing and distribution capabilities.
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