Mishra, Excavation Prodigy
The Brothers' War 140 • uncommon
- Set
- The Brothers' War
- Collector number
- 140
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Donato Giancola
- Market price
- $0.13
What it does
Haste
1 generic mana, tap, Discard a card: Draw a card.
Whenever you discard one or more artifact cards, add red mana red mana. This ability triggers only once each turn.
While Urza read books, Mishra learned to read the desert itself.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Mishra, Excavation Prodigy was released in 2022 as part of the Magic: The Gathering set The Brothers' War. This set serves as a narrative retelling of the conflict between the brothers Urza and Mishra, a foundational storyline in the game's lore that dates back to the 1994 Antiquities expansion. The card depicts a younger version of Mishra, highlighting his early role as an archeologist and inventor before his descent into villainy.
The artwork was commissioned from Donato Giancola, a highly acclaimed science fiction and fantasy illustrator known for his mastery of lighting and realistic character rendering. Giancola sought to capture Mishra’s intellectual curiosity and obsession, portraying him amidst the dusty, mechanical remnants of the past. Upon release, the card was well-received by players for its thematic integration of Mishra's penchant for discarding and reanimating artifacts to fuel his early research.
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