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◇ Catalog #85

Inspiring Statuary

brr·#85·rare·foil

Illus. Kirsten Zirngibl

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Nov '22

3 yr ago

Value

$2.59+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $1.65 · low $1.50

NM$1.59

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$1.47–$1.68modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $2.99low $0.03range 9866.7%n 976

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #941 · Common include

Variants

Foil$1.59

Nonfoil$0.93

Gameplay

Artifact

Nonartifact spells you cast have improvise. (Your artifacts can help cast those spells. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for {1}.)

"In the early days, Urza's wondrous automatons were seen as symbols of hope and courage." —*The Antiquities War*

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2017-02-09wotc

If you cast a nonartifact spell that requires you to sacrifice a permanent as an additional cost, you may tap that permanent (if it's an artifact) for the spell's improvise ability before you sacrifice it to pay that cost.

2017-02-09wotc

Multiple instances of improvise are redundant.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $1.59. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $2.99 across 976 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from BRR — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #85 of *The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts*, the set that shipped alongside the November 2022 The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {3} (3 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #941 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Kirsten Zirngibl. Rarix catalogs 52 other cards credited to this artist.