Stroke of Genius
Urza's Saga 100 • rare
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Collector number
- 100
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Stephen Daniele
- Market price
- $4.67
What it does
Target player draws X cards.
After a hundred failed experiments, Urza was stunned to find that common silver passed through the portal undamaged. He immediately designed a golem made of the metal.
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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Where it came from
Stroke of Genius was released in 1998 as part of the Urza's Saga set for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed during a period known by players as 'Combo Winter,' a time characterized by powerful, fast-acting spells that fundamentally shifted the game's competitive landscape. The card was intended to provide a potent draw engine for blue-aligned decks, reflecting the high-fantasy engineering theme of the Urza block where magical artificers could manipulate the mechanics of the game itself.
The card was illustrated by Donato Giancola, a renowned fantasy artist known for his painterly style and depth of lighting. His depiction captures a moment of crystalline clarity, visually reinforcing the card's function of refreshing a player's hand. Upon its release, it became a cornerstone of competitive control decks and remains a significant piece of Magic history, valued both for its gameplay utility and the aesthetic contribution of Giancola's work to the late nineties era of the game.
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