Design Files: Mirrodin, Part 4

The Mana Forge Digest

The final Design Files installment on Mirrodin explores rare artifacts and lands, including an Antiquities reprint and a Steam Punk card with energize ability.

Key points

• Antiquities reprinted as RA01_BCN Triskelion
• Steam Punk card with Energize ability
• Rare artifact cards like the Antiquities are popular in Magic history

What you get

• Detailed look at rare artifacts and lands on Mirrodin
• Examples of how designers play around with ideas for future mechanics
• Understanding of popular reprints in Magic's design process

Why it matters

This installment provides insight into the design files for Mirrodin, focusing on the most unique cards and their development history.

Details

RA01_BCN Triskelion is a rare artifact creature with +1/+1 counters that deals damage when one of them is removed

RA02_BCN Steam Punk is an Energize card that exchanges artifacts in hand with owned control cards for mana cost

Antiquities, a popular card from Magic's second expansion, was reprinted as RA01_BCN Triskelion

Good to know

• This installment covers the final part of the Design Files series on Mirrodin
• The Steam Punk card is an example of how designers explore new mechanics and abilities

Read the original on Wizards (https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/making-magic/design-files-mirrodin-part-4) • Source: Wizards of the Coast