Tinker
World Championship Decks 2000 jf45 • uncommon
- Set
- World Championship Decks 2000
- Collector number
- jf45
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Mike Raabe
- Finish
- Gold
What it does
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact.
Search your library for an artifact card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
"I wonder how it feels to be bored."— Jhoira, artificer
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyBanned
- VintageRestricted
- CommanderBanned
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerBanned
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Where it came from
The Tinker card was originally released as part of the Urza's Legacy set in 1999, but this specific version originates from the 2000 World Championship Decks. These decks were produced by Wizards of the Coast as a way for players to purchase and play with near-exact replicas of the decks used by the top eight finishers at the Magic: The Gathering World Championship. The Tinker card, illustrated by Mike Raabe, represents a pivotal artifact-based strategy that defined the competitive meta during that era of the game.
Designed to allow a player to sacrifice an artifact to search their library for another, Tinker became one of the most powerful and controversial cards in competitive play. Mike Raabe’s illustration captures the intricate, mechanical essence of the card’s function, fitting within the aesthetic of the Urza block. Because these World Championship versions featured gold-bordered backs and signatures on the face, they were not legal for sanctioned tournament play, serving instead as important historical documents for collectors and students of the game’s competitive evolution.
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