Paupers' Cage
Mirage 314 • rare
- Set
- Mirage
- Collector number
- 314
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mike Kimble
- Market price
- $1.30
What it does
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, if that player has two or fewer cards in hand, this artifact deals 2 damage to that player.
A cage may keep you in, but it does not keep the stones out.
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
Paupers' Cage was released in 1996 as part of the Mirage expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed by Wizards of the Coast, Mirage served as the beginning of the Mirage block and introduced several new mechanics to the game, including flanking and phasing. The card was designed to penalize players who held too many cards in their hand, functioning as an anti-control tool that forced opponents to pay life for their strategic hoarding.
The atmospheric illustration for the card was created by artist Jeff Miracola. His work on the piece captures the grim, gothic aesthetic common to the set's setting of Jamuraa, utilizing deep shadows and a claustrophobic composition to reflect the card's mechanical function. Upon its release, Paupers' Cage was viewed as a niche sideboard card, appreciated by players for its ability to punish late-game resource accumulation, though it never reached the ubiquity of more aggressive artifacts in the tournament scene.
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