Orb of Origin
Mystery Booster 2 609 • rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Collector number
- 609
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- {0}
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Drew Moss
- Market price
- $0.17
What it's worth
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Why it matters
The Orb of Origin is a unique artifact from the Mystery Booster 2 set that stands out for its whimsical inclusion of "playtest" mechanics, which are typically confined to internal development at Wizards of the Coast. Collectors prize this card for its rarity as an unconventional design experiment that offers a rare, tangible glimpse into the experimental side of Magic: The Gathering's history.
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What it does
{2}: Add one mana of any color.
Other noncreature artifacts are mono and continuous. (Each activated ability of mono artifacts costs an additional {T} to activate if its cost doesn't already include {T}. As long as a continuous artifact is tapped, it loses all abilities.)
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About Orb of Origin
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