Shrine of Piercing Vision
New Phyrexia 156 • uncommon
- Set
- New Phyrexia
- Collector number
- 156
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss
- Market price
- $0.14
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep and whenever you cast a blue spell, put a charge counter on this artifact.
tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Look at the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of charge counters on this artifact. Put one of those cards into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Shrine of Piercing Vision was released in the 2011 Magic: The Gathering set New Phyrexia. As part of a cycle of cards known as the Shrines, it reflects the mechanical focus of the set, which explored the complete assimilation of the plane of Mirrodin by the Phyrexians. The design emphasizes the set's themes of resource management and incremental value, common in the blue color identity of the game.
The illustration was crafted by artist Mike Bierek, who was tasked with capturing the cold, mechanical aesthetic of the Phyrexians. The visual language utilizes the trademark aesthetic of blue Phyrexian mana, characterized by sleek, porcelain-like surfaces and clinical, alien architecture. Upon its release, the card was analyzed primarily for its role in limited play environments, where its ability to manipulate the top of a deck served as a foundational utility piece for strategic drafting.
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