Powder Keg
Urza's Destiny 136 • rare
- Set
- Urza's Destiny
- Collector number
- 136
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Dan Frazier
- Market price
- $73.87
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a fuse counter on this artifact.
tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy each artifact and creature with mana value equal to the number of fuse counters on this artifact.
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
Powder Keg was released in 1999 as part of the Urza’s Destiny expansion, the final set in the Urza block for Magic: The Gathering. During this era, Wizards of the Coast was experimenting with complex board-control mechanics, and this card was designed as a sophisticated answer to permanent-based strategies. It functions as a scaling artifact that players can accumulate counters on over several turns to destroy permanents of a specific converted mana cost, reflecting the theme of a slow-burning fuse.
The card was illustrated by Alan Pollack, who utilized a stark, industrial aesthetic to emphasize the destructive potential of the device. The design was received by the competitive community as a high-skill, versatile utility card that rewarded patience and careful timing. It quickly became a staple in various formats, admired for its ability to shift the momentum of a game by systematically clearing the board of low-cost threats or tokens.
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