Optical Optimizer
Unstable 197 • uncommon
- Set
- Unstable
- Collector number
- 197
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jason Felix
- Market price
- $0.18
What it does
Whenever you crank this Contraption, until end of turn, target creature becomes an artifact in addition to its other types and gains "tap: Draw a card."
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
The Optical Optimizer was released in 2017 as part of Unstable, the third 'un-set' for Magic: The Gathering. Designed by Wizards of the Coast, these sets are intentionally humorous and experimental, operating outside the standard rules of tournament play to explore mechanics that would be impossible in traditional competitive decks. The card was crafted to play with the physical logistics of the game, specifically leveraging the 'host' and 'augment' mechanics introduced in this set to create silly, multi-part creature combinations.
The art was illustrated by Clint Cearley, who has contributed to the game for over a decade. In keeping with the whimsical aesthetic of the Unstable plane of Strefan, the illustration depicts a frantic, steam-powered apparatus that emphasizes the set's retro-futuristic, mad-scientist theme. Upon its release, the card was well-received by fans of casual play, who appreciated the technical inventiveness and the lighthearted departure from the game's more serious lore.
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