Maelstrom Nexus
The List ARB-130 • mythic
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- ARB-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
- $2.35
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 originally released in the 2009 expansion Alara Reborn, the final set in the Shards of Alara block for Magic: The Gathering. Designed by Wizards of the Coast, the card was conceptualized to represent the chaotic convergence of the five shards of Alara, a plane of existence that had been fractured for millennia. Its mechanics reflect this lore by allowing a player to cast the first spell they play each turn for free, provided it costs less than the Nexus, effectively simulating the unstable and volatile nature of the confluence.
The card’s illustration was created by Aleksi Briclot, a celebrated fantasy artist known for his work in defining the visual language of the Alara setting. Briclot utilized a vibrant, swirling palette to evoke the sensation of raw, magical energy blending together, moving away from the static compositions seen in earlier sets to emphasize the theme of dynamic instability. Upon its release, the card became a popular inclusion in commander decks and casual play, praised for its high-variance impact and the unique strategic depth it brings to multicolored deck construction.
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