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◇ Catalog #287

Cathodion

usg·#287·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Henry G. Higginbotham

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$0.30+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $0.31 · low $0.28

NM$0.30

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$0.28–$0.32modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $0.32low $0.04range 700.0%n 55

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #9,200 · Niche pick

Variants

Nonfoil$0.30

Gameplay

Artifact Creature — Construct

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

Instead of creating a tool that would be damaged by heat, the Thran built one that was charged by it.

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 $0.30. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.04 and $0.32 across 55 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from USG — 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 #287 of *Urza's Saga*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1998 Urza's Saga 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 Henry G. Higginbotham. Rarix catalogs 28 other cards credited to this artist.