Winter Orb
Secret Lair Drop 1486★ • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 1486★
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- AKQA
- Finish
- Foil
What it does
As long as this artifact is untapped, players can't untap more than one land during their untap steps.
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
The Winter Orb was originally released in the 1993 Alpha set as a powerful artifact capable of stifling game states by preventing players from untapping their lands. This Secret Lair iteration, cataloged as 1486, was released as part of a series designed to showcase alternative artistic interpretations of iconic cards. By re-imagining a classic piece of Magic: The Gathering history, the set aimed to bridge the gap between vintage utility and contemporary illustrative styles.
The art for this specific printing was provided by artist Volkan Baga. Moving away from the mechanical, utilitarian aesthetic of the original 1990s artwork, Baga utilized a more ethereal and polished visual language to depict the orb's icy, restrictive nature. This version was well-received by collectors who appreciate the juxtaposition of the card's notoriously aggressive gameplay mechanics with high-fantasy, painterly aesthetics.
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