Once a player announces that they're casting a spell or activating an ability, no player may take other actions until the spell or ability has been paid for. Notably, other players can't try to tap that player's permanents to stop them from paying {T} or to stop them from producing enough mana.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $604.90. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $604.90 and $872.37 across 54 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LEA — the lineup includes 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 #248 of *Limited Edition Alpha*, the set that shipped alongside the August 1993 Limited Edition Alpha release.
Card type: Artifact, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {4} (4 converted).
Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.
EDHrec ranks this card #10,396 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Douglas Shuler. Rarix catalogs 707 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Douglas Shuler
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