MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #149

Cathodion

mrd·#149·uncommon·foil

Illus. Eric Peterson

View concept →

—

in vault

—

for trade

—

wishlisted

Oct '03

23 yr ago

Value

$8.26+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $8.55 · low $7.79

NM$8.26

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$7.63–$8.72modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $8.26low $0.03range 27433.3%n 45

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

Search links · prices vary by venue

Buy this card

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #9,200 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$8.26

Nonfoil$0.19

Gameplay

Artifact Creature — Construct

When this creature dies, add {C}{C}{C}.

Cathodions repair the Great Furnace by soldering parts of themselves to the mechanism. Eventually, they become one with the machine.

3/3

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 3

2011-01-25wotc

You get the mana whether you want it or not. If you don't spend it, it will disappear at the end of the current step (or phase).

2011-01-25wotc

The triggered ability isn't a mana ability. It uses the stack and can be responded to.

2004-10-04wotc

The ability is never a mana ability.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $8.26. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $8.26 across 45 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from MRD — 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 #149 of *Mirrodin*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2003 Mirrodin release.

Card type: Artifact Creature — Construct, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3} (3 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.

EDHrec ranks this card #9,200 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Eric Peterson. Rarix catalogs 232 other cards credited to this artist.