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◇ Catalog #278

Null Rod

DIGITAL ONLY

vma·#278·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Anson Maddocks

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun '14

12 yr ago

Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #8,387 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$21

Nonfoil$21

Gameplay

Artifact

Activated abilities of artifacts can't be activated.

Gerrard: "But it doesn't do anything!" Hanna: "No—it does nothing."

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 4

2016-06-08wotc

Activated abilities contain a colon. They’re generally written “[Cost]: [Effect].” Some keywords are activated abilities and will have colons in their reminder text.

2013-07-01wotc

This effect does not prevent triggered abilities from triggering and it doesn’t stop the effects of static abilities.

2013-07-01wotc

This effect applies to all activated abilities of artifacts, including mana abilities.

2008-04-01

Context

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from VMA — 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 #278 of *Vintage Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2014 Vintage Masters release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2} (2 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander. This printing is on Wizards of the Coast's Reserved List — Wizards has committed never to reprint cards on that list, which underwrites a structural scarcity floor on every surviving copy.

EDHrec ranks this card #8,387 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Anson Maddocks. Rarix catalogs 716 other cards credited to this artist.