Merciless Repurposing
March of the Machine 117 • uncommon
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Collector number
- 117
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana black mana black mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Artur Nakhodkin
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
Exile target creature. Incubate 3. (Create an Incubator token with three +1/+1 counters on it and "2 generic mana: Transform this token." It transforms into a 0/0 Phyrexian artifact creature.)
As the harvesters bore away the last of his limbs, what remained of Urabrask heard Elesh Norn say, "Leave the traitor be."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Merciless Repurposing was released in 2023 as part of the March of the Machine expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set depicted the climactic conclusion of the Phyrexian invasion storyline, a multi-year narrative arc where the biomechanical Phyrexians attempted to assimilate the entire multiverse. The card is designed to represent the brutal efficiency of the Phyrexian forces as they dismantle the resources and inhabitants of conquered planes to fuel their war machine.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Igor Kieryluk, who has contributed extensively to the visual language of the game for over a decade. Kieryluk focused on the stark, utilitarian aesthetic characteristic of the New Phyrexian faction, emphasizing cold metal and grotesque transformation. Within the game's competitive environment, the card is recognized for its function as a versatile removal spell, reflecting the harsh, unforgiving nature of the set’s thematic conflict.
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