Sculpting Steel
Tenth Edition 342 • rare
- Set
- Tenth Edition
- Collector number
- 342
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Heather Hudson
- Market price
- $1.66
What it does
You may have this artifact enter as a copy of any artifact on the battlefield.
An artificer once dropped one in a vault full of coins. She has yet to find it.
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
Sculpting Steel was first introduced in the Mirrodin expansion in 2003, designed to serve as a versatile utility card within the artifact-focused block. It was later reprinted in the Tenth Edition core set in 2007, marked as collector number 342, to maintain accessibility for players utilizing artifact synergies in competitive formats. The card allows players to enter the battlefield as a copy of any artifact already in play, reflecting the theme of fluid, metallic mimicry central to the plane of Mirrodin.
The card was illustrated by Greg Staples, who utilized a stark, industrial aesthetic to emphasize the transformative nature of the steel. His design captures the substance in a state of flux, blending organic curves with cold, reflective surfaces to suggest an object capable of assuming any form. Upon its release, it was well-received by the Magic: The Gathering community for its strategic flexibility, becoming a staple inclusion in decks built around complex artifact interactions.
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