Mizzium Transreliquat

Mizzium Transreliquat was released in the 2006 Magic: The Gathering expansion Guildpact, the second set in the original Ravnica: City of Guilds block. Designed as part of the Izzet League's signature mechanical identity, the card reflects the guild's penchant for experimental replication and volatile magical technology. Its ability to transform into a copy of other artifacts captures the chaotic, inventive nature of the Izzet, who were envisioned by Wizards of the Coast designers as the brilliant but unstable mad scientists of the plane.

The card was illustrated by Greg Staples, who rendered the transreliquat as a complex, glowing piece of Izzet machinery mid-transformation. The design emphasizes the fusion of magic and engineering, a hallmark aesthetic for the set. Upon its release, the card became a modest staple in casual artifact-based decks, appreciated for its versatility and its thematic adherence to the guild's color identity of blue and red, even if it saw limited competitive play compared to more efficient utility artifacts of that era.