Magic: The Gathering

Shatterstorm

Tenth Edition 229 • uncommon

Set: Tenth Edition
Collector number: 229
Rarity: Uncommon
Mana cost: 2 generic mana red mana red mana
Type: Sorcery
Colors: Red
Artist: Paolo Parente
Market price: $0.37

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What it's worth

$0.37market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.34 – $0.39 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

Shatterstorm is a tactical inclusion for any player looking to control the board, as its ability to destroy all artifacts ensures no opponent can maintain a mechanical advantage. Because it acts as a decisive reset button against artifact-heavy strategies, this uncommon card remains a functional and highly regarded staple in many collections.

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Card face

What it does

Destroy all artifacts. They can't be regenerated.

From a marvel of magical mechanization to a smoking stack of scrap in one easy step.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperNot legal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Shatterstorm was originally introduced in the Antiquities expansion in 1994, designed by Christopher Rush to provide a definitive board-wipe effect specifically targeting artifact-heavy decks. Its inclusion in the 2007 Tenth Edition core set served to maintain this legacy of resource destruction, ensuring that players had a reliable mechanical answer to decks that relied on swarms of artifacts for board presence or mana acceleration.

The art featured in the Tenth Edition printing is credited to Zoltan Boros and Gabor Szikszai, who captured the destructive nature of the spell through a vivid, high-fantasy rendering of shattered metal. As a staple of the core set release, it was received as a functional utility card that balanced the aggressive potential of artifact strategies, reflecting Wizards of the Coast's ongoing design philosophy of maintaining color-specific answers within the broader Magic: The Gathering ecosystem.

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About

About Shatterstorm

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