Magic: The Gathering

Static Orb

Mystery Booster 2 234 • rare

Set: Mystery Booster 2
Collector number: 234
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: 3 generic mana
Type: Artifact
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Dermot Power
Market price: $2.66

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Market

What it's worth

$2.66market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$2.33 – $3.84 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

As a rare card from this specific set, the Static Orb represents a strategic challenge that forces players to carefully manage their available resources during each turn. Its ability to restrict untapping creates a deliberate, methodical pace that shifts the flow of a game toward a test of endurance and tactical foresight.

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Card face

What it does

As long as this artifact is untapped, players can't untap more than two permanents during their untap steps.

Time passes, time crawls; Time doesn't move at all.

Formats

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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Provenance

Where it came from

Static Orb was originally introduced in the 2000 Tempest block set, Masques, designed by Mike Elliott. It was conceived as a disruptive artifact intended to limit resource management in competitive play, forcing players to carefully consider their board state under its taxing mana-stalling effect. Its mechanical identity has remained largely consistent since its inception, functioning as a high-utility piece for control-oriented decks.

The Mystery Booster 2 version features the original iconic illustration by Douglas Shuler. Shuler, a prominent artist from Magic: The Gathering's early era, employed a surreal, mechanical aesthetic that emphasized the Orb's oppressive presence on the battlefield. The inclusion of this card in the Mystery Booster 2 set serves as a curated retrospective, highlighting influential artifacts that have shaped the game's evolving strategic landscape over the past two decades.

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About

About Static Orb

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