The Mightstone and Weakstone
The Brothers' War 238 • rare
- Set
- The Brothers' War
- Collector number
- 238
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 5 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Ryan Pancoast
- Market price
- $4.24
What it does
When The Mightstone and Weakstone enters, choose one —
• Draw two cards.
• Target creature gets -5/-5 until end of turn.
tap: Add colorless mana colorless mana. This mana can't be spent to cast nonartifact spells.
(Melds with Urza, Lord Protector.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Mightstone and Weakstone, featured as a legendary artifact card in the 2022 Magic: The Gathering set The Brothers' War, depicts the two halves of the Sylex that once belonged to the archmage Glacian. In the lore, these artifacts were the catalysts for the cataclysmic conflict between the brothers Urza and Mishra, driving the expansion of their armies and the eventual desolation of the plane of Dominaria. The card design serves as a pivotal narrative anchor, reflecting the ancient origins of these power sources as they appear within the reconstructed history of the artificers' war.
The artwork for this particular card was rendered by artist Volkan Baga, who utilized a detailed, painterly style to capture the glowing, pulsating essence of the two stones. The illustration was designed to emphasize the duality of the objects, contrasting their immense power with the ruinous toll they exacted on the landscape. Within the community, the card is recognized for its thematic integration of Magic's deep history, bridging decades of storytelling into a functional piece of gameplay mechanics.
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