Quietus Spike
The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts 46 • rare
- Set
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
- Collector number
- 46
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mark Brill
- Market price
- $2.70
What it does
Equipped creature has deathtouch.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, that player loses half their life, rounded up.
Equip 3 generic mana
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
The Quietus Spike first appeared as a rare card in the 2008 Magic: The Gathering set Shards of Alara, designed to evoke the brutal, life-draining nature of the Grixis shard. It functions as an Equipment card that mirrors the opponent's life total, forcing a high-stakes interaction that punishes players for maintaining a lead. The card was designed with a focus on aggressive, attrition-based strategies, turning the opponent’s own strength against them during combat.
For The Brothers' War expansion, Wizards of the Coast released the 'Retro Artifacts' subset, which reimagines classic artifacts from the game's history with an aesthetic inspired by 1990s card frames. The Quietus Spike was reprinted here as card number 46, featuring a nostalgic visual style that mimics the original card frames used during the early years of the game. This design choice was intended to appeal to longtime players who appreciate the game's storied history and the specific mechanical complexity of its artifact legacy.
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