Rod of Ruin
Fourth Edition 344 • uncommon
- Set
- Fourth Edition
- Collector number
- 344
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Christopher Rush
- Market price
- $0.16
What it does
3 generic mana, tap: This artifact deals 1 damage to any target.
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 was introduced to the Magic: The Gathering core set rotation during the Fourth Edition release in 1995. As an artifact card, it serves as a staple of the game's early design philosophy, which emphasized direct utility and simple, repeatable mechanics. Its inclusion in Fourth Edition marked a transition period for the game, as Wizards of the Coast worked to standardize card frames and consolidate the most popular mechanics from the preceding limited print runs into a single, cohesive base set.
The card features an illustration by Dameon Willich, an artist who contributed extensively to the visual identity of the game's earliest iterations. Willich's design captures the dark, high-fantasy aesthetic prevalent in mid-90s gaming art, focusing on an ominous, glowing artifact intended to represent a weapon of steady attrition. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional, if rudimentary, tool for players needing a colorless method to ping small creatures or finish off weakened opponents, cementing its place as a recognizable piece of early Magic history.
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