Mana Screw
Unhinged 123★ • uncommon
- Set
- Unhinged
- Collector number
- 123★
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mike Raabe
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
1 generic mana: Flip a coin. If you win the flip, add colorless mana colorless mana. Activate only as an instant.
There was no darker or more evil creation in all the multiverse than that of the mana screw.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Mana Screw was released in 2004 as part of Unhinged, the second silver-bordered parody expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Created by Wizards of the Coast as a lighthearted departure from the game's standard competitive rules, the set was designed to explore the humor and frustrations inherent in card play. Mana Screw specifically satirizes the common 'mana screw' phenomenon, where a player fails to draw the necessary lands required to cast their spells.
The card was illustrated by Mike Dringenberg, a prominent artist known for his significant contributions to The Sandman series. Dringenberg’s design leans into the absurd nature of the Un-sets, depicting a literal screw made of magical energy to drive home the joke. Upon release, the set was well-received by the player community for its clever subversion of traditional mechanics and its willingness to poke fun at the core imbalances that often define the game's ecosystem.
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