Master Transmuter
The Brothers' War Commander 87 • rare
- Set
- The Brothers' War Commander
- Collector number
- 87
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Chippy
- Market price
- $5.04
What it does
blue mana, tap, Return an artifact you control to its owner's hand: You may put an artifact card from your hand onto the battlefield.
"Wasted potential surrounds us. Lend me that bauble, and let me see what it can be made to be."
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
Master Transmuter was originally introduced in the Conflux set in 2009, but this specific version appeared in The Brothers' War Commander deck series, released in 2022. The card is designed to represent the deep ingenuity of artificers within the Magic: The Gathering multiverse, specifically reflecting the aesthetic of the Argivian and Mishra-led forces during the titular Brothers' War. The illustration by Magali Villeneuve captures the precise, mechanical nature of the character, emphasizing the theme of metallic transformation that defines blue-aligned artifact strategies.
Mechanically, the card serves as a cornerstone for artifact-heavy decks, allowing players to bounce high-cost artifacts back to their hand to deploy more powerful ones onto the battlefield for a low mana cost. This design is a nod to the game's long history of 'cheat' mechanics that allow players to circumvent normal casting costs. The Brothers' War Commander printing utilized the retro frame treatment, a stylized design choice intended to evoke the visual language of the game’s earliest printings from the mid-1990s, which resonated strongly with players who value nostalgia and thematic consistency.
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