Viridian Claw
Mirrodin Besieged 143 • uncommon
- Set
- Mirrodin Besieged
- Collector number
- 143
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Marc Simonetti
- Market price
- $0.19
What it does
Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and has first strike.
Equip 1 generic mana
"Phyrexians can't corrupt what they can't get close enough to touch."
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 Viridian Claw was released in 2011 as part of the Mirrodin Besieged expansion for Magic: The Gathering. Set on the artificial world of Mirrodin, the card reflects the aesthetic shift as the plane succumbed to the metallic contagion of the Phyrexians, representing the desperate resistance of the remaining elf factions who integrated salvaged technology into their traditional wooden armaments.
The card was illustrated by artist Matt Cavotta, who utilized a distinct, grounded style to emphasize the claw's nature as an improvised, practical tool of war. Designed as a common-rarity equipment card, it was received by players as a functional utility piece during the set's Limited format, providing a cost-effective way to grant creatures first strike in a combat-heavy environment.
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