Universal Surveillance
Neon Dynasty Commander 17 • rare
- Set
- Neon Dynasty Commander
- Collector number
- 17
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- X mana blue mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Aaron J. Riley
- Market price
- $0.25
What it does
Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for 1 generic mana.)
Draw X cards.
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Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Universal Surveillance was released as part of the Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Commander set in 2022. This expansion marked a return to the fan-favorite Kamigawa plane, reimagined through a cyberpunk lens that blended traditional Japanese aesthetics with futuristic technology. The card was designed as a blue sorcery, utilizing the 'affinity for artifacts' mechanic to represent the integration of surveillance technology into the fabric of the neon-soaked urban environment.
The illustration, created by artist Antonio José Manzanedo, captures the pervasive and watchful nature of the set's technological theme. Manzanedo utilized a sharp, high-contrast digital style to evoke the feeling of pervasive monitoring and data harvesting central to the card's mechanical flavor. Upon its release, the card was received as a functional utility tool within artifact-heavy decks, praised for its thematic cohesion and its ability to provide card advantage in the commander format.
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About Universal Surveillance
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