Sarpadian Empires, Vol. VII
Time Spiral 263 • rare
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 263
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Doug Chaffee
- Market price
- $0.44
What it does
As this artifact enters, choose white Citizen, blue Camarid, black Thrull, red Goblin, or green Saproling.
3 generic mana, tap: Create a 1/1 creature token of the chosen color and type.
The past still lives within its pages, waiting for its time to come again.
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
Sarpadian Empires, Vol. VII was released in 2006 as part of the Time Spiral set for Magic: The Gathering. The card draws upon the lore of the Fallen Empires expansion, specifically referencing the history of the Sarpadian continent and its five warring thrull, elf, goblin, thallid, and homarid civilizations. Its release in Time Spiral was part of the set's broader theme of looking back at the game's distant past, reimagining mechanics from the mid-1990s through a modern design lens.
The card was illustrated by Greg Staples, who utilized a dark, atmospheric style to evoke the decaying grandeur of the ancient Sarpadian civilization. The design intended to function as a piece of 'top-down' flavor, translating historical archives into a functional enchantment that generates tokens. While the card was a niche inclusion in limited play environments, it is well-regarded by players for its deep commitment to the established continuity of the game's expansive narrative world.
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