Pentagram of the Ages
Fifth Edition 394 • rare
- Set
- Fifth Edition
- Collector number
- 394
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Douglas Shuler
- Market price
- $0.49
What it does
4 generic mana, tap: The next time a source of your choice would deal damage to you this turn, prevent that damage.
A mirror, a shield, a promise, a great distance, and a kind word—five ways to avoid harm.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Pentagram of the Ages was released in 1997 as part of the Fifth Edition core set for Magic: The Gathering. As a core set, Fifth Edition was designed to consolidate and reprint iconic cards from the game's early expansions, including Legends, where the Pentagram originally debuted in 1994. The card was intended to provide players with a colorless artifact capable of mitigating damage, reflecting the game's early fascination with modular utility items that could fit into any deck regardless of color identity.
The original illustration for the card was provided by artist Anson Maddocks, one of the foundational illustrators for the game. His design sought to capture a mystical, ancient aesthetic consistent with the card's name, utilizing a stark, symbolic visual language common to the early years of the game. While the card is often remembered for its niche mechanical role, it remains a notable example of the dark, arcane artistic direction that defined the visual identity of early Magic sets.
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