Nuisance Engine
Mirrodin 221 • uncommon
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 221
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Stephen Tappin
- Market price
- $0.29
What it does
2 generic mana, tap: Create a 0/1 colorless Pest artifact creature token.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Nuisance Engine was released in 2003 as part of the Mirrodin set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed during a period where the game's setting shifted to a metallic, artifact-focused plane, the card reflects the set's central theme of mechanical proliferation. It was designed to synergize with mechanics that rewarded players for having multiple artifacts or tokens on the battlefield, embodying the industrial and often parasitic nature of the Mirrodin environment.
The artwork was illustrated by Paolo Parente, who contributed significantly to the aesthetic of the block. Parente’s design for the engine emphasizes the jagged, industrial, and somewhat grotesque visual language that defined the artifacts of the plane. Upon its release, it was regarded by players as a niche utility card, valued primarily for its ability to generate a steady stream of tokens, which served as both defensive barriers and sacrificial fodder for other game effects.
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