Winter Orb
Revised Edition 280 • rare
- Set
- Revised Edition
- Collector number
- 280
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Market price
- $18.87
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 originally released in the Alpha set of Magic: The Gathering in 1993, designed by Richard Garfield to introduce unique resource management constraints to the game. As an artifact that limits players to untapping only one land during their untap step, it quickly became a staple in control-oriented strategies, forcing opponents to play more conservatively with their mana resources.
The Revised Edition printing features the haunting, crystalline artwork of Mark Tedin. Tedin, a longtime contributor to the game, utilized a stark and chilling aesthetic to reflect the card's theme of stasis and cold. Within the competitive community, the card is remembered for its ability to fundamentally alter the pace of play, and while its mechanical impact has shifted across various game formats over the decades, its design remains a definitive example of early Magic's interest in disruptive, board-wide effects.
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