Steady Progress
Scars of Mirrodin 45 • common
- Set
- Scars of Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 45
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Efrem Palacios
- Market price
- $0.37
What it does
Proliferate. (Choose any number of permanents and/or players, then give each another counter of each kind already there.)
Draw a card.
"More of that strange oil . . . It's probably nothing."
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
Steady Progress was released in 2010 as part of the Scars of Mirrodin expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to support the 'proliferate' mechanic, a thematic centerpiece of the set that allowed players to add counters to objects already present on the battlefield. This reflected the set's narrative focus on the metallic world of Mirrodin being slowly corrupted by the infectious Phyrexian oil, turning the environment against its inhabitants.
The artwork was created by illustrator Matt Cavotta, who sought to capture the clinical and unsettling nature of Phyrexian assimilation. The design prioritizes the feeling of inevitable advancement, using a clean, blue-aligned aesthetic to represent the card's mechanical utility. Upon its debut, it was recognized by players as a subtle yet effective tool for engine-building strategies, particularly in Limited formats where manipulating counters on creatures or artifacts provided a distinct tactical advantage.
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