Pithing Spyglass
Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019 108 • rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019
- Collector number
- 108
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Melissa DeTora
- Market price
- $0.56
What it does
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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 Pithing Spyglass, appearing as a Mystery Booster Playtest card, originated from the 2019 Wizards of the Coast internal design sessions intended for the Mystery Booster set. These cards were created as experimental, tongue-in-cheek designs that explored mechanics or concepts that deviated from standard tournament-legal releases, often serving as a tribute to the internal culture of the R&D department.
The design of this specific card plays on the well-known artifact Pithing Needle, reimagining it through a self-referential or humorous lens typical of the playtest series. While the visual aesthetic is deliberately minimalist—utilizing a placeholder layout and unique 'playtest' watermark—the card serves as a rare curiosity for collectors, documenting the iterative and playful side of Magic: The Gathering development during a period of unconventional set experimentation.
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About Pithing Spyglass
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