Null Rod
Weatherlight 154 • rare
- Set
- Weatherlight
- Collector number
- 154
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Anson Maddocks
- Market price
- $113.90
What it does
Activated abilities of artifacts can't be activated.
Gerrard: "But it doesn't do anything!" Hanna: "No—it does nothing."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Null Rod was released in 1997 as part of the Weatherlight expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed to function as a powerful utility artifact, specifically engineered to stifle the effectiveness of other artifacts in play by preventing players from activating their abilities. Within the game's competitive landscape, this card emerged during a period where artifact-heavy strategies were highly dominant, providing a crucial check against decks that relied on mana-producing artifacts and complex mechanical synergies.
The card's iconic, unsettling artwork was created by veteran Magic illustrator Anson Maddocks. His aesthetic contribution captures a surreal, industrial decay that aligns with the grim function of the rod itself, which is depicted as an implement of negation. Upon its release, the card was received as a high-impact technical tool, eventually becoming a staple inclusion in competitive formats like Vintage and Legacy, where it remains a respected piece of game history for its elegant and restrictive design.
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