Rod of Ruin
Tenth Edition 341 • uncommon
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Collector number
- 341
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mark Zug
- Market price
- $0.08
What it does
3 generic mana, tap: This artifact deals 1 damage to any target.
The rod is a relic from ancient times . . . cruel, vicious, mean-spirited times.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Rod of Ruin is a quintessential artifact card in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, originally appearing in the Alpha set of 1993. As an colorless artifact, it was designed to provide players with a repeatable method of dealing direct damage to creatures or players regardless of their deck's color identity. The Tenth Edition printing, released in 2007, marked a return to the core set format with updated border styling and a modernized layout that maintained the item's mechanical simplicity as a staple for early deck building.
The artwork for the Tenth Edition printing is credited to illustrator Dan Scott, who was commissioned to provide a fresh interpretation of the iconic rod. Scott’s design emphasizes the artifact's destructive power through a focus on focused energy and ominous, crystalline geometries. By the time of this release, the card had long been established as a functional baseline for limited play formats, serving as a reliable utility card for players who needed consistent, albeit mana-intensive, board control.
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