Necrogen Spellbomb
Mirrodin 216 • common
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 216
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jim Nelson
- Market price
- $0.12
What it does
black mana, Sacrifice this artifact: Target player discards a card.
1 generic mana, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
"Forget that which was never known."— Spellbomb inscription
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Necrogen Spellbomb was released in 2003 as part of the Mirrodin expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It belongs to a cycle of five artifact artifacts designed to showcase the metallic, industrial landscape of the artificial plane of Mirrodin, where metal is the dominant material of the world's ecosystem. The card was intended to provide utility to players by offering a modular effect that could either be used immediately for a small mana investment or sacrificed for a more impactful graveyard-based ability.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Trevor Hairsine, who utilized a stark, biomechanical aesthetic consistent with the set's broader art direction. The design emphasizes the bleak, oily nature of the Necrogen—a toxic substance central to the lore of the plane—by using cold tones and sharp, jagged linework. Upon its debut, the card was received as a functional, low-cost utility piece, valued by players for its flexibility and its contribution to the specific mechanical synergies found within the artifact-heavy Mirrodin environment.
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