Smokestack
The List USG-309 • rare
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- USG-309
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 4 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Scott Kirschner
- Market price
- $5.13
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a soot counter on this artifact.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a permanent of their choice for each soot counter on this artifact.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Smokestack originally appeared in the Urza's Saga expansion released by Wizards of the Coast in 1998. Designed as a rare artifact, it was part of a cycle of cards focused on taxing board states and resource management. The design reflects the 'stax' archetype, named after the card itself, which aims to lock opponents out of the game by forcing them to sacrifice permanents each turn.
The card features iconic dark, industrial imagery illustrated by Donato Giancola. His artwork captures the bleak, mechanical essence of the artifact, fitting perfectly into the high-fantasy industrial setting of Urza's storyline. Over the years, Smokestack has become a foundational piece for competitive Vintage and Legacy formats, often polarizing players due to its ability to aggressively restrict gameplay progress.
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