Zuran Orb
Secret Lair Drop 2111 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 2111
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 0 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Ian Permana
- Finish
- Galaxy
What it does
Sacrifice a land: You gain 2 life.
Each probe surveys the void, seeking life only to consume it.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
The Zuran Orb was originally printed in the 1996 Ice Age expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed by Richard Garfield to provide players a strategic way to sacrifice lands for life. Its mechanical utility made it a staple of early competitive play, particularly in combo-oriented decks that sought to manipulate land counts or trigger landfall-style effects. The card represents a pivotal moment in the game’s design philosophy, where the cost-benefit analysis of sacrificing permanent resources became a central pillar of deck construction.
This specific Secret Lair version, featuring artwork by Ian Permana, was released as part of a curated series of specialized reprints. Permana’s design shifts the aesthetic toward a modern, stylized interpretation of the original artifact’s concept, emphasizing a surreal and ethereal visual language. Within the collecting community, this iteration is recognized for its departure from the dark, wintry themes of the Ice Age original, offering a contemporary take on a classic utility piece that remains highly relevant in formats like Commander.
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