Puppet Strings
Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition 22 • uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition
- Collector number
- 22
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Scott Kirschner
- Market price
- $0.73
What it does
2 generic mana, tap: You may tap or untap target creature.
"Have no illusions," Volrath warned Greven, "about free will."
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
Puppet Strings was originally released in the 2000 set Invasion before appearing in the 2010 Duel Decks: Phyrexia vs. the Coalition. The card was designed to represent the theme of manipulation central to the Phyrexians, a recurring antagonist faction in the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. Mechanically, it serves as an artifact that grants control over untapped creatures, fitting the flavor of a puppet master pulling strings to direct the actions of others.
The art for this iteration was rendered by Vance Kovacs. The design aesthetic reflects the dark, industrial, and biological horror elements characteristic of Phyrexian technology. Upon its inclusion in the Duel Decks series, it was intended to highlight the tactical differences between the artifact-heavy Phyrexian playstyle and the multicolored, teamwork-oriented approach of the Coalition, receiving modest attention from players for its utility in limited formats.
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