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Winter Orb

Magic: The GatheringFifth Edition#408

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Magic: The Gathering

Mana cost

Fifth Edition5ED · #408

Card type: Artifact
Rarity: Rare
Indicative price: 9.71 € · 14.08 $
Mana value: 2
Colour: Colourless

Card text

As long as this artifact is untapped, players can't untap more than one land during their untap steps.

Format legality

CommanderLegal
DuelLegal
LegacyLegal
OathbreakerLegal
OldschoolLegal
PredhLegal
PremodernLegal
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: Mark Tedin
Card language: English
Release date: 1997-03-24

Flavour text

"When once winter has ahold, Not willingly does she withdraw Her icy touch, wistfully caressing— The deepened air sleeps its cold." —Aline Corralurn, "Late Thaw"

Rulings

2016-06-08

All permanents untap during a player’s untap step at once. If Winter Orb is tapped as your untap step begins, your lands will all untap.