Winter Orb
Limited Edition Alpha 275 • rare
- Set
- Limited Edition Alpha
- Collector number
- 275
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- €1,425.30
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
Winter Orb was introduced in the 1993 Limited Edition Alpha set, the inaugural release of the Magic: The Gathering trading card game developed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast. As one of the original 295 cards in the set, it was designed to introduce a unique form of resource denial, effectively forcing players to reconsider their mana management strategies by preventing the untapping of lands during a player's untap step.
The card's iconic illustration was rendered by artist Mark Poole, whose work is emblematic of the early aesthetic of the game. His portrayal of the orb evokes a sense of cold, static containment, which perfectly mirrors the card’s mechanical function of freezing the game's momentum. Upon release, Winter Orb was quickly recognized by competitive players as a powerful tool for controlling the pace of play, securing its place as a staple artifact in both early tournament scenes and the long-term history of the game.
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