Stronghold Machinist
Nemesis 46 • uncommon
- Set
- Nemesis
- Collector number
- 46
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Terese Nielsen
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
blue mana blue mana, tap, Discard a card: Counter target noncreature spell.
She stretches the laws of physics until they snap.
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
Stronghold Machinist was released in the year 2000 as part of the Nemesis expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The set was designed to complete the story arc of the Rath cycle, focusing on the dark, biological artifice of the Phyrexians. This card reflects the set's mechanical interest in color-specific utility and the theme of the Stronghold's internal infrastructure.
The card features artwork by Christopher Rush, one of the game's most iconic early illustrators. His design choice emphasizes the rugged, utilitarian aesthetic of the Rath machine-priests, using a stark composition to convey the character's role in the Phyrexian engine. Upon release, the card was received as a niche technical tool for decks looking to counter artifact-heavy strategies, maintaining a functional presence within the broader environment of the block.
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