North Star
~$28.67 TCGplayer
Colorless. ArtifactReserved List
Legends #288 · Illustrated by Kaja Foglio
Legends #288 · Illustrated by Kaja FoglioWhat is North Star worth?
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Oracle text
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: For one spell this turn, you may spend mana as though it were mana of any type to pay that spell's mana cost. (Additional costs are still paid normally.)
Format legality
The only printing of North Star
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Legends leg #288· 1994rare· Cardmarket €22.90 | rare | $28.67 | €22.90 |
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Card details
- First printed
- 1994
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 4
- EDHREC rank
- #31,741 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Kaja Foglio
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Legends card (#288).
Printed before collector numbers, which started with Exodus in 1998. The bottom shows only the artist credit ("Illus.") and the copyright. Set symbols were all black before Exodus, and core sets before Sixth Edition have none.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Card breakdown
The parts of North Star, read from the Legends printing. How to read any Magic card.
- Name
- North Star. Rules use the English name in every language.
- Mana cost
- Mana value 4: the total mana in the cost, colors ignored.
- Type line
- Artifact is the card type.
- Text box
- What the card does. Italic text in brackets is reminder text: it explains a rule and has no effect on the game.
- Illustration
- By Kaja Foglio. The art has no effect on the game.
- Set symbol
- Legends. Before Exodus (1998) every set symbol was black, whatever the rarity.
- Artist
- Kaja Foglio, after "Illus.".
- Copyright
- A © mark printed with the artist's name. These early cards have no separate copyright line.
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