Training Grounds
March of the Machine: The Aftermath 9 • rare
- Set
- March of the Machine: The Aftermath
- Collector number
- 9
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- A. M. Sartor
- Market price
- $10.01
What it does
Activated abilities of creatures you control cost 2 generic mana less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.
For those who survived, being prepared for the next crisis became one of the greatest virtues.
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
Training Grounds was originally printed in the 2010 Magic: The Gathering set Rise of the Eldrazi. The card was designed to reduce the activation costs of activated abilities, a mechanic that synergizes heavily with creatures possessing powerful, repetitive effects. Its inclusion in March of the Machine: The Aftermath served as a functional reprint, reintroducing the popular enchantment to a modern frame and providing players with an updated aesthetic option for their decks.
The art for this version was commissioned to reflect the card's function within the broader lore of the Multiverse. While the original art depicted a surreal, Eldrazi-influenced training space, this iteration focuses on the diverse methods of self-improvement found across various planes. The design choice aimed to maintain the card's mechanical utility while integrating it into the thematic context of a post-war setting where characters seek to hone their skills in a stabilizing reality.
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