Magic: The Gathering

Warp Artifact

Limited Edition Beta 134 • rare

Set: Limited Edition Beta
Collector number: 134
Rarity: Rare
Mana cost: black mana black mana
Type: Enchantment
Colors: Black
Artist: Amy Weber
Market price: $74.50

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Lore

Why it matters

As a rare enchantment from the Limited Edition Beta set, this card represents a foundational piece of gaming history. Collectors prize this item not only for its distinct illustration by Amy Weber but also for the prestige associated with its limited availability.

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Card face

What it does

Enchant artifact

At the beginning of the upkeep of enchanted artifact's controller, this Aura deals 1 damage to that player.

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernNot legal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Warp Artifact was released in 1993 as part of the Limited Edition Beta set for Magic: The Gathering, following the rapid success of the initial Alpha print run. As a rare enchantment, it was designed to force players to manage their mana resources by imposing a cost on artifacts, reflecting the game's early focus on strategic resource taxation and the high-stakes mechanical balancing of Richard Garfield's original design.

The card features artwork by Amy Weber, one of the original 25 artists hired by Wizards of the Coast for the game's inception. Her illustration captures the abstract, surrealist aesthetic typical of early Magic cards, using muted tones and ethereal imagery to evoke the chaotic nature of magical interference. The card remains a notable artifact of the game's formative period, valued by collectors for its role in the early mechanics of the trading card game genre.

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