Karn's Sylex
Dominaria United Promos 234p • mythic
- Set
- Dominaria United Promos
- Collector number
- 234p
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Adam Paquette
- Market price
- $1.57
What it does
Karn's Sylex enters tapped.
Players can't pay life to cast spells or to activate abilities that aren't mana abilities.
X mana, tap, Exile Karn's Sylex: Destroy each nonland permanent with mana value X or less. Activate only as a sorcery.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Karn's Sylex was introduced in the Magic: The Gathering set Dominaria United, released in 2022. The card depicts a legendary artifact central to the lore of the Multiverse, specifically referencing the Golgothian Sylex used by the planeswalker Urza to trigger the Sylex Blast, a cataclysmic event that ended the Brothers' War and fundamentally reshaped the plane of Dominaria. Its inclusion in this set serves as a narrative anchor for the Phyrexians' return to Dominaria, highlighting the cyclical nature of the world's ancient conflicts.
The artwork for this particular promo version was crafted by Adam Paquette, a veteran illustrator known for his evocative landscape and artifact designs within the game. Paquette aimed to emphasize the Sylex’s weathered, historical weight and its immense, volatile power, utilizing a muted, textured palette that reflects the artifact's status as a relic of a bygone era. Upon its release, the card was received as a significant mechanical addition to Commander and competitive formats, appreciated by players for both its strategic utility as a board-clearing tool and its deep connection to the foundational history of the game's setting.
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