Jade Monolith
Limited Edition Alpha 252 • rare
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 252
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- €365.65
What it does
1 generic mana: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to target creature this turn, that source deals that damage to you instead.
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 Jade Monolith was released in 1993 as part of Limited Edition Alpha, the inaugural set of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was conceptualized by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast during the nascent days of the collectible card game genre. The card was designed to introduce a unique defensive mechanic to the game, allowing players to redirect damage intended for creatures to the artifact itself, reflecting the flavor of an indestructible, stoic sentinel.
The illustrative work for the Jade Monolith was completed by artist Jesper Myrfors, who served as the game's first art director. Myrfors employed a distinct, somewhat surreal aesthetic that characterized much of the early Alpha set. While the card is often cited by players for its unconventional strategic utility, it remains a notable example of the original, hand-painted art style that defined the visual identity of early Magic: The Gathering before the game transitioned to a more standardized digital art production process.
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