Mirrodin's Core
Darksteel 165 • uncommon
- Set
- Darksteel
- Collector number
- 165
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Greg Staples
- Market price
- $0.35
What it does
tap: Add colorless mana.
tap: Put a charge counter on this land.
tap, Remove a charge counter from this land: Add one mana of any color.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Mirrodin's Core was released in 2004 as part of the Darksteel expansion, the second set in the Mirrodin block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was centered around an artificial metallic world where artifact synergies were paramount, and this card was designed as a versatile land that could tap for any color of mana by utilizing charge counters, reflecting the mechanical theme of energy manipulation inherent to the plane.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Carl Critchlow, whose work frequently defined the aesthetic of the Mirrodin block with its stark, industrial, and high-fantasy sensibilities. Critchlow intended to visualize the heart of the metal world, portraying the core as a glowing, subterranean engine of mana. It was received by players as a functional utility land that offered consistency for multicolor decks, though its utility was balanced by the requirement to spend time charging it before it could provide colored mana.
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