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Magic: The Gathering

Sphere of the Suns

Modern Masters 2015 231 • common

Set
Modern Masters 2015
Collector number
231
Rarity
Common
Mana cost
2 generic mana
Type
Artifact
Colors
Colorless
Artist
Jana Schirmer & Johannes Voss
Market price
$0.24
$0.24est. via TCGplayer
104,743cards tracked
1other printing of this card
Card face

What it does

This artifact enters tapped and with three charge counters on it.

tap, Remove a charge counter from this artifact: Add one mana of any color.

Formats

Where you can play it

  • StandardNot legal
  • PioneerNot legal
  • ModernLegal
  • LegacyLegal
  • VintageLegal
  • CommanderLegal
  • PauperLegal
  • BrawlNot legal
  • HistoricNot legal
  • TimelessNot legal
  • Penny DreadfulLegal
  • OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

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Sphere of the Suns was first introduced in the Mirrodin Besieged expansion in 2011, serving as a thematic nod to the artificial world of Mirrodin. In the context of the game's lore, the sphere represents the five suns—white, blue, black, red, and green—that orbit the plane. It was designed as a mana-fixing artifact, specifically crafted to provide temporary ramp by utilizing charge counters that diminish each time the artifact is tapped for resources.

The Modern Masters 2015 version features artwork by Svetlin Velinov. As part of a reprint set designed to bolster the Modern format, this iteration kept the original functional intent while refreshing the visual presentation. It was well-regarded by players for its utility in multi-colored decks, offering a precise, albeit finite, method of stabilizing a mana base during the early turns of a match.

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