Protomatter Powder
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Magic: The Gathering
Mana cost
Shards of AlaraALA · #53
- Card type
- Artifact
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Indicative price
- 0.13 € · ★ 0.18 € · 0.10 $ · ★ 0.16 $
- Mana value
- 3
- Colour
- Blue
Card text
, , Sacrifice this artifact: Return target artifact card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
Format legality
- CommanderLegal
- DuelLegal
- LegacyLegal
- ModernLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
- PennyLegal
- PredhLegal
- VintageLegal
Legalities follow the imported catalogue; check format rules before a tournament.
Data imported on 2026-10-06 (UTC).
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Printing information
- Illustrator
- Francis Tsai
- Card language
- English
- Release date
- 2008-10-03
Flavour text
"There is no such thing as scrap metal. All such material can be repaired with the proper bonding agent." —Quennus, metallurgeon
Rulings
The only difference between a colored artifact and a colorless artifact is, obviously, its color. Unlike most artifacts, a colored artifact requires colored mana to cast. Also unlike most artifacts, a colored artifact has a color in all zones. It will interact with cards that care about color. Other than that, a colored artifact behaves just like any other artifact. It will interact as normal with any card that cares about artifacts, such as Shatter or Arcbound Ravager.
You can’t sacrifice Protomatter Powder to return itself to the battlefield. First you choose the target (at which time it’s still on the battlefield), then you pay the costs (at which time you sacrifice it).