Vedalken Certarch
Scars of Mirrodin 52 • common
- Set
- Scars of Mirrodin
- Collector number
- 52
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- blue mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Karl Kopinski
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
Metalcraft — tap: Tap target artifact, creature, or land. Activate only if you control three or more artifacts.
"An appropriately detailed model is indistinguishable from reality, and much easier to control."
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Vedalken Certarch was released in the 2010 Scars of Mirrodin expansion, a set that revisited the metallic plane of Mirrodin and explored its corruption by the Phyrexians. As a card tied to the Vedalken—a race of blue-aligned, blue-skinned humanoids known for their intellectual prowess and technological obsession—this creature reflects the setting's core mechanical focus on artifacts. The card was designed to function as a utility piece in draft environments, rewarding players for assembling a critical mass of artifacts to tap down opposing permanents.
The card's visual identity was brought to life by illustrator Jana Schirmer, who emphasized the clinical and precise nature of the Vedalken. The design sought to capture the sterile, mechanical aesthetic of the Mirrodin plane, blending biological form with the cold, architectural components that defined the set's art direction. Upon release, the card was received as a solid, if situational, piece of support for artifact-heavy strategies, embodying the technical synergy that characterized the Scars of Mirrodin limited environment.
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