Plate Armor
Foundations Jumpstart 100 • uncommon
- Set
- Foundations Jumpstart
- Collector number
- 100
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Greg Manchess
- Market price
- $0.33
What it does
Equipped creature gets +3/+3 and has ward 1 generic mana. (Whenever equipped creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 1 generic mana.)
Equip 3 generic mana. This ability costs 1 generic mana less to activate for each other Equipment you control. (3 generic mana: Attach to target creature you control. Equip only as a sorcery.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Plate Armor was released in the Foundations Jumpstart set, designed as part of an initiative to provide accessible, beginner-friendly entry points into the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem. As a common-rarity equipment card, it serves the mechanical role of a utility piece intended to bolster creature durability within limited play environments. Its design emphasizes simplicity and straightforward board interaction, reflecting the set's goal of teaching core game mechanics through transparent, low-complexity card effects.
The visual direction for the card aligns with the high-fantasy aesthetic standard for traditional armor equipment in the game. By depicting standard martial gear, the illustration reinforces the card's function as a protective buff for creatures on the battlefield. The design remains consistent with the broader archetypes established in the game's long history, prioritizing thematic clarity to help new players intuitively understand that the card provides a defensive advantage to a creature.
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