Onyx Goblet
Shards of Alara 81 • common
- Set
- Shards of Alara
- Collector number
- 81
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- rk post
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
tap: Target player loses 1 life.
The goblet was a gift from the sphinx Gorael, who hoped humans and vedalken would eventually destroy each other to acquire it, leaving all of Esper to her own kind.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Onyx Goblet was released in October 2008 as part of the Shards of Alara expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Set within the Grixis shard—a world defined by death, decay, and the scarcity of mana—the card functions as a common artifact that allows players to drain life from their opponents. It was designed to reinforce the thematic 'bleed' mechanics prevalent in the Grixis color identity, emphasizing the brutal and parasitic nature of that plane.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Trevor Claxton, who aimed to capture the dark, macabre aesthetic of a world where life energy is a currency. The imagery depicts a sinister, skull-adorned chalice, fitting perfectly into the gothic visual language established for the Grixis environment. While primarily regarded as a functional utility card for limited formats at the time, its design remains a recognizable example of the set’s focus on atmospheric world-building through its dark fantasy hardware.
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