Metrognome
Urza's Saga 301 • rare
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 301
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jeff Laubenstein
- Market price
- $0.45
What it does
When a spell or ability an opponent controls causes you to discard this card, create four 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature tokens.
4 generic mana, tap: Create a 1/1 colorless Gnome artifact creature token.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Metrognome was released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga expansion for Magic: The Gathering. As the first set in the Urza Block, it introduced complex mechanics and a darker, more industrial aesthetic that shifted away from the high-fantasy motifs of earlier releases. The card reflects the set's central theme of powerful, often erratic artifacts created by the artificer Urza during his long war against the Phyrexians.
The card was illustrated by Donato Giancola, a prominent fantasy artist known for his realistic and atmospheric style. Giancola’s design captures the unsettling, mechanical nature of the gnome, which served as both a utility artifact and a flavor piece within the game's evolving lore. Upon its release, the card was received as a quirky but flavorful addition to the set, appreciated by players for its rhythmic, time-based ability that mirrored the function of a metronome.
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About Metrognome
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