Volatile Wanderglyph
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan 172 • common
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Collector number
- 172
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana red mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Red
- Artist
- Slawomir Maniak
- Market price
- $0.17
What it does
Whenever this creature becomes tapped, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
Touched eons ago by Ojer Axonil's flaming macuahuitl, it still burns with his boundless fury.
Where you can play it
- StandardLegal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Volatile Wanderglyph was released in late 2023 as part of the Magic: The Gathering expansion set The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. The set returned players to the subterranean world of Ixalan, a plane characterized by Mesoamerican-inspired architecture, diverse dinosaurs, and treacherous cavern systems. As a common-rarity artifact creature, the card was designed to support the set's limited play environment by providing utility and synergy within the artifact-focused archetypes prevalent in the expansion.
The artwork was commissioned from Slawomir Maniak, a veteran digital illustrator known for his dynamic character work within the game. His illustration captures the wanderglyph as a restless, clockwork construct embodying the ancient, magical technology found within the depths of the plane. The design emphasizes the card's function as a volatile mechanical entity, with Maniak utilizing lighting and texture to suggest the unstable energy housed within the construct's metallic frame.
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