Tangle Golem
Darksteel 151 • common
- Set
- Darksteel
- Collector number
- 151
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 7 generic mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Arnie Swekel
- Market price
- $0.22
What it does
Affinity for Forests (This spell costs 1 generic mana less to cast for each Forest you control.)
The longer it weaves through the twisted vines of the Tangle, the more it adopts their hidden strength.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Tangle Golem was released in 2004 as part of the Darksteel set, the second expansion in the Mirrodin block for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. The set was centered on the theme of artificiality and the metal-infused plane of Mirrodin, introducing the mechanic of affinity for artifacts, which allowed players to reduce the casting cost of spells based on the number of artifacts they controlled. This creature reflected the block's industrial aesthetic and the narrative of the Phyrexians slowly corrupting the mechanical landscape.
The card was illustrated by artist Matt Cavotta, a long-time contributor to the game who frequently handled cards with organic yet twisted designs. Cavotta utilized a palette consistent with the set's harsh, metallic environment to depict the golem as an amalgam of tangle-vines and processed ore. It was received by players as a niche utility creature designed primarily for Limited formats, where its ability to be cast for free or near-free cost provided a significant tempo advantage in artifact-heavy decks.
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