The Rack
Time Spiral Timeshifted 113
- Set
- Time Spiral Timeshifted
- Collector number
- 113
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Richard Thomas
- Market price
- $3.98
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 first appeared as an uncommon card in the 1994 Antiquities expansion for Magic: The Gathering. It was designed during a period when Wizards of the Coast was exploring artifacts that punished players for specific board states or resource counts, specifically targeting opponents with small hand sizes. The card quickly became a staple of 'discard' deck archetypes, offering a low-cost, repeatable damage source that scaled in effectiveness as the game progressed.
The version from the Time Spiral Timeshifted set, released in 2006, serves as a functional reprint that features the original, iconic illustration by Christopher Rush. This release was part of a special subset designed to pay homage to classic cards from the game's early history, utilizing the original frame style while introducing a purple expansion symbol to denote its unique status within the set. It remains highly regarded among collectors and players alike for its thematic consistency and its pivotal role in the history of control-style strategies.
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About The Rack
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