Maelstrom Nexus
Alara Reborn 130 • mythic
- Set
- Alara Reborn
- Collector number
- 130
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- white mana blue mana black mana red mana green mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Black · Green · Red · Blue
- Artist
- Steven Belledin
- Market price
- $2.27
What it does
The first spell you cast each turn has cascade. (When you cast your first spell, exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card that costs less. You may cast it without paying its mana cost. Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Maelstrom Nexus was released in 2009 as a rare card within the Alara Reborn expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set holds a unique place in the game's history as the first expansion composed entirely of multi-colored cards, serving as the narrative conclusion to the Shards of Alara block where five disparate world fragments were reunited into a single plane. The design of the Nexus reflects the chaotic energy of this convergence, utilizing the cascade mechanic to represent the unpredictable power unleashed by the Maelstrom.
The artwork was illustrated by Aleksi Briclot, a prolific artist known for his atmospheric and otherworldly contributions to the game. Briclot sought to capture the visceral, swirling instability of the central event of the Alara storyline, employing a vibrant, stormy palette to depict the intersection of the five mana colors. The card was received by the player base as a powerful, albeit high-cost, centerpiece for 'cascade' strategies, cementing its status as a thematic emblem of the Alara Reborn era.
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