Spawning Pit
The List TD2-69 • uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- TD2-69
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Tony Szczudlo
- Market price
- $1.63
What it does
Sacrifice a creature: Put a charge counter on this artifact.
1 generic mana, Remove two charge counters from this artifact: Create a 2/2 colorless Spawn artifact creature token.
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
Spawning Pit first appeared in the Mirrodin expansion in 2003, designed to fit the set's central theme of metallic, artifact-driven biology. As an artifact that allows players to sacrifice creatures to create tokens, it provided a recursive engine that became a staple in graveyard-focused and sacrifice-themed decks. The card's mechanics reflect the industrial, scavenging nature of the Mirrodin plane, where organic matter is frequently repurposed into mechanical components.
The original illustration by Matt Cavotta captures the eerie, utilitarian aesthetic of the Phyrexians, depicting a vat designed for the creation of new life. When the card was included in 'The List'—a rotating selection of reprints curated by Wizards of the Coast for Set Boosters—it retained its original flavor, serving as a nostalgic nod to early modern Magic design. Its inclusion in this format introduced the card to a newer generation of players while maintaining its original visual identity and strategic utility.
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