Precursor Golem
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts 42 • rare
- Set
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
- Collector number
- 42
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Chippy
- Market price
- $0.29
What it does
When this creature enters, create two 3/3 colorless Golem artifact creature tokens.
Whenever a player casts an instant or sorcery spell that targets only a single Golem, that player copies that spell for each other Golem that spell could target. Each copy targets a different one of those Golems.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Precursor Golem originally debuted in the 2010 Scars of Mirrodin expansion, representing the metallic, infect-ravaged landscape of the plane of Mirrodin. The card was designed to function as an engine for artifact synergy, creating two smaller golem tokens upon entry. This specific version is part of The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts subset, a thematic collection released in 2022 that reimagined iconic artifacts from Magic: The Gathering's history using the 'schematic' visual style reminiscent of early drafting blueprints.
The Retro Artifacts series was illustrated by a rotating team of artists tasked with evoking the feeling of vintage engineering diagrams. The Precursor Golem's appearance in this set was intended to highlight the importance of artifact-heavy sets in the game's mechanical evolution. Upon release, the design was well-received by players for its nostalgic aesthetic, successfully bridging the gap between modern card frames and the industrial, mechanical lore central to the history of the Brothers' War conflict.
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