The Grand Calcutron
Unstable 131 • mythic
- Set
- Unstable
- Collector number
- 131
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- white mana blue mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Blue · White
- Artist
- Sean Murray
- Market price
- $0.46
What it does
When The Grand Calcutron enters, each player's hand becomes a program (an ordered row of revealed cards).
Players can play only the first card of their program.
If a card would be put into a player's hand from anywhere, that player reveals it and places it anywhere within their program instead.
At the beginning of each player's end step, if that player's program has fewer than five cards, they draw cards equal to the difference.
The Grand Calcutron can be your commander.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyNot legal
- VintageNot legal
- CommanderNot legal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerNot legal
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Where it came from
The Grand Calcutron was released in 2017 as part of the Magic: The Gathering 'Unstable' set, the third silver-bordered expansion designed for casual, whimsical play rather than tournament legality. It was created by head designer Mark Rosewater and illustrated by Johann Bodin, intended to showcase the set's theme of mad science and complex, rule-bending mechanics. The card's design intentionally challenges players by forcing them to organize their hand into a specific sequence, mimicking the aesthetic and behavior of a rigid, automated logic machine.
The card was conceived during a design period focused on subverting traditional card game constraints. By forcing the player to reveal their hand and treat it as a programming queue, The Grand Calcutron serves as a humorous commentary on the rigid structure often found in strategy games. Upon its debut, it was well-received by the community for its unique mechanical complexity and its charming, retro-futuristic art style, which helped establish the distinct identity of the Unstable set.
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