Open Communications
Star Trek 76 • common
- Set
- Star Trek
- Collector number
- 76
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- David Robert Hovey
What it does
Draw a card.
Beam me up 2 generic mana blue mana (You may cast this card from your graveyard for 2 generic mana blue mana if you also return a creature you control to its owner's hand. Then exile this spell.)
Some gestures are universal.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
Open Communications was released as part of the Star Trek Customizable Card Game, published by Decipher in 1994. The set debuted during the mid-nineties boom of collectible card games, capitalizing on the popularity of Star Trek: The Next Generation. The card was designed as a common-rarity sorcery meant to simulate the diplomatic and technological exchange inherent to the series' narrative, serving as a utilitarian tool for players to manage hand resources.
The artwork was provided by David Robert Hovey, who contributed illustrations to several early Decipher gaming sets. His approach focused on rendering the clean, aesthetic sensibilities of the Starfleet interface, aligning with the show's futuristic design language. Upon release, the card was received as a functional, if modest, entry in the base set, often included in decks for its straightforward strategic utility during standard play.
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About Open Communications
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