This is a mana ability, which means it can be activated as part of the process of casting a spell or activating another ability. If that happens you get the mana right away, but you don’t get to look at the drawn card until you have finished casting that spell or activating that ability.
Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $7.86. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $7.86 across 58 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ODY — 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 #308 of *Odyssey*, the set that shipped alongside the October 2001 Odyssey release.
Card type: Artifact, color identity black/red, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {1} (1 converted).
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #21,945 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by David Martin. Rarix catalogs 223 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. David Martin
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