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
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.
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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Where it came from
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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