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Orb of Origin

zero manaPoly Artifact

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two generic mana: Add one mana of any color.

Other noncreature artifacts are mono and continuous. (Each activated ability of mono artifacts costs an additional tap this permanent to activate if its cost doesn't already include tap this permanent. As long as a continuous artifact is tapped, it loses all abilities.)

Showing Mystery Booster 2#609

Price

0.17 $

1 printing

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Orb of Origin rulings

  • The poly supertype means Orb of Origin’s first ability doesn’t cost tap this permanent to activate (unless another Orb of Origin is also on the battlefield).

  • Orb of Origin’s last ability applies only while it’s on the battlefield. It grants the mono and continuous supertypes to other noncreature artifacts on the battlefield.

  • Having multiple Orb of Origins on the battlefield will have no additional effect on artifacts on the battlefield except that the Orb of Origins will also make each other mono and continuous.

  • To activate an ability of a permanent with the mono supertype, if that ability’s activation cost doesn’t already include tap this permanent, activating that ability costs an additional tap this permanent to activate.

  • A permanent with the continuous supertype has no abilities as long as it’s tapped.

  • While Orb of Origin is on the battlefield, activating abilities of other artifacts may cause them to lose other relevant abilities when they become tapped. For example, if you activate Thought Vessel’s “tap this permanent: Add one colorless mana” ability, it’ll lose its “You have no maximum hand size” ability as long as it remains tapped. Similarly, activating Sword of the Meek’s equip ability (which costs an additional tap this permanent while Orb of Origin is on the battlefield) will cause it to lose “Equipped creature gets +1/+2” as long as it remains tapped.

  • Playtest cards aren’t legal for play in any tournament format other than Mystery Booster Limited formats. On the other hand, we expect they will spice up a wide variety of non-tournament games (as long as everyone’s on the same page about using them!).

  • Playtest cards use a modified version of game symbols, such as tap this permanent and one white mana. These modified symbols should be treated as the standard symbols during play.

  • For many playtest cards, you’ll need to make a generous assumption that basic game rules would be updated to allow them to work. The Mystery Booster 2 Playtest Card Notes section (reproduced here in individual Gatherer rulings) provides guidance for fitting these cards into the existing rules structure.

Orb of Origin format legality

Constructed

  • StandardNot legal
  • PioneerNot legal
  • ModernNot legal
  • Future StandardNot legal

Eternal

  • LegacyNot legal
  • VintageNot legal
  • PauperNot legal
  • PremodernNot legal
  • Old SchoolNot legal
  • Penny DreadfulNot legal

Commander

  • CommanderNot legal
  • OathbreakerNot legal
  • Pauper CommanderNot legal
  • Duel CommanderNot legal
  • PreDHNot legal

Arena & online

  • HistoricNot legal
  • TimelessNot legal
  • AlchemyNot legal
  • GladiatorNot legal
  • BrawlNot legal
  • Standard BrawlNot legal
  • Competitive BrawlNot legal

Other

  • TLRNot legal

All printings of Orb of Origin 1

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