Magistrate's Scepter
Mercadian Masques 304 • rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Collector number
- 304
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Adam Rex
- Market price
- $11.54
What it does
4 generic mana, tap: Put a charge counter on this artifact.
tap, Remove three charge counters from this artifact: Take an extra turn after this one.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Magistrate's Scepter was released in 1999 as part of the Mercadian Masques set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed during a period when the game was exploring themes of political intrigue and manipulation on the plane of Mercadia, a setting heavily inspired by seafaring trade and complex social hierarchies. The artifact represents the formal power held by the city's ruling magistrates, functioning mechanically as a tool to grant the controller an additional turn at a significant cost.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Greg Staples, whose work often features high-contrast lighting and a sense of dark, atmospheric realism. The visual design emphasizes the weight and authority of the scepter, portraying it as a relic of governance rather than a standard weapon. Upon its release, it became a notable subject for casual players and combo-focused deck builders, who frequently sought ways to bypass its taxing activation requirement to generate infinite turns.
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