Jade Monolith
Unlimited Edition 253 • rare
- Set
- Unlimited Edition
- Collector number
- 253
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- $13.13
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 introduced in 1993 as part of the Alpha set for the inaugural Magic: The Gathering trading card game, designed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast. Conceived as a strategic artifact, the card reflects the early mechanics of the game where players could redirect damage dealt to creatures to the monolith itself, providing a defensive utility that was highly experimental during the game's infancy.
The artwork for the card was illustrated by Quinton Hoover, a central figure in the game's early visual identity known for his distinct, expressive linework. Hoover intended to convey a sense of ancient, stoic durability with the monolith, a design that became emblematic of the 'Unlimited' edition's refined print run, which corrected several errors found in the initial limited printings while retaining the original aesthetic vision that defined the hobby.
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