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MTG · Card
◇ 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 #8,323 · Niche pick
Variants
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
wotc
This effect does not prevent triggered abilities from triggering and it doesn’t stop the effects of static abilities.
wotc
This effect applies to all activated abilities of artifacts, including mana abilities.
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.
This card belongs to *Vintage Masters* (released June 2014).
Card #278 in Vintage Masters.
Rarity tier: rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Card type: Artifact. Mana cost: {2} (2 converted).
Legal in Tlr, Duel, Predh, 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 #8,323 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Anson Maddocks.
Notes
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