Magnifying Glass
Shadows over Innistrad 258 • uncommon
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad
- Collector number
- 258
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
tap: Add colorless mana.
4 generic mana, tap: Investigate. (Create a Clue token. It's an artifact with "2 generic mana, Sacrifice this token: Draw a card.")
Knight-Inquisitors of Saint Raban delve deep into mysteries best left unexplored.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Magnifying Glass card was released in 2016 as part of the Shadows over Innistrad expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set returned players to the gothic, horror-inspired plane of Innistrad, focusing on themes of mystery, psychological instability, and eldritch investigation. The card was designed as an artifact that provides both mana ramp and a method for players to investigate, a key mechanic of the set that allows players to create colorless Clue tokens to draw cards later.
The artwork for this particular card was illustrated by Cliff Childs. The design captures the utilitarian and somewhat ominous aesthetic typical of the setting, depicting a brass-bound instrument held against a backdrop of deep shadows and dark, arcane secrets. Within the game's competitive environment, it was received as a functional tool for slower, control-oriented decks, appreciated for its thematic integration of investigation mechanics into the gameplay loop.
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