Skitterbeam Battalion
The Brothers' War 165 • mythic
- Set
- The Brothers' War
- Collector number
- 165
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 9 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Leon Tukker
- Market price
- $1.83
What it does
Prototype 3 generic mana red mana red mana — 2/2 (You may cast this spell with different mana cost, color, and size. It keeps its abilities and types.)
Trample, haste
When this creature enters, if you cast it, create two tokens that are copies of it.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Skitterbeam Battalion was released as a mythic rare creature card in the 2022 Magic: The Gathering expansion, The Brothers' War. The set serves as a narrative return to the franchise's foundational lore, specifically the ancient conflict between brothers Urza and Mishra, which defined the game's earliest history. Mechanically, the card represents the industrial-scale warfare of this era, utilizing the prototype mechanic to deploy a trio of construct tokens that embody the destructive, mechanical aesthetic central to the set's theme.
The illustration was created by artist Leon Tukker, who leaned into a high-contrast, industrial art style to emphasize the sheer scale and robotic nature of the battalion. Tukker’s design focuses on the visual language of modular machinery, aiming to convey the relentless, recursive nature of the war effort. Upon release, the card was noted by players for its efficiency and ability to swing board states, becoming a recognizable figure within the artifact-heavy environment of the set.
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