The Rack
Summer Magic / Edgar 278 • uncommon
- Set
- Summer Magic / Edgar
- Collector number
- 278
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Richard Thomas
- Market price
- €0.02
What it does
As this artifact enters, choose an opponent.
At the beginning of the chosen player's upkeep, this artifact deals X damage to that player, where X is 3 minus the number of cards in their hand.
Invented in Mishra's earlier days, the Rack was once his most feared creation.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Rack was originally released as part of the Alpha set in 1993, representing the early experimental era of Magic: The Gathering. As an artifact that penalizes players for having cards in their hand, it became a cornerstone for 'discard' style decks, reflecting the game's initial design philosophy of including punishing, high-interaction cards that could drastically shift the tempo of a match.
The Summer Magic version, often referred to by collectors as the Edgar set due to a misprint on the wrapper, was a limited production run intended as a correction for the Revised Edition. Because of a widespread recall, these cards are among the rarest in the game's history. The artwork, credited to Christopher Rush, features a grim, medieval torture device that perfectly captures the darker, visceral aesthetic prominent in the game's earliest illustrations.
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About The Rack
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