Pulse of the Tangle
Darksteel 80 • rare
- Set
- Darksteel
- Collector number
- 80
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana green mana green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Wayne England
- Market price
- $0.32
What it does
Create a 3/3 green Beast creature token. Then if an opponent controls more creatures than you, return Pulse of the Tangle to its owner's hand.
Before predators or prey, there was life.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Pulse of the Tangle was released in 2004 as part of the Darksteel expansion, the second set in the Mirrodin block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. Developed during a period when the game was heavily focused on artifact mechanics, the 'Pulse' cycle represented a series of green sorceries designed to provide card advantage by returning to the player's hand if the opponent controlled more permanents of a specific type. This reflected the set's theme of resource struggle and board state manipulation.
The card was illustrated by Greg Staples, whose work often captures a visceral, atmospheric style consistent with the metallic and organic synthesis of the Mirrodin plane. In the context of competitive play, the card was intended to be a stabilizing force for green decks, though it saw limited high-level tournament success compared to other staples of the era. Its design is recognized by collectors as a mid-2000s piece of Magic history that captures the experimental mechanical philosophy of the Mirrodin block.
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