Altar of Shadows
Artifact
MRDMirrodin#143rare
Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 1 per booster–1 in 6160
- Illustrator
- Sam Wood
- Found in
- Mirrodin MTGO Redemption · Mirrodin MTGO Redemption Foil · 2 more
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality
AlchemyNot legal
BrawlNot legal
CommanderLegal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
DuelLegal
Future StandardNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
HistoricNot legal
LegacyLegal
ModernLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Old SchoolNot legal
PauperNot legal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernNot legal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersNot legal
VintageLegal
At the beginning of your first main phase, add 
for each charge counter on this artifact.
, 
: Destroy target creature. Then put a charge counter on this artifact.
for each charge counter on this artifact.
, : Destroy target creature. Then put a charge counter on this artifact.Plays as: Spot Removal
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-07-13
Nonfoil+2.7%
$0.38
$0.21 low$0.18 gap
Foil+0.0%
$5.13
$1.00 low$0.25 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.38as of 2026-07-13
+2.7%
H $0.47L $0.26since Feb 2024$0.21
$0.03
$0.18+86% · normal spread
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Foil
$5.13as of 2026-07-13
+0.0%
H $5.13L $0.50since Feb 2024$1.00
$0.75
$0.25+25% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.38· across 1 printing
Rulings
2 · latest Dec 1, 2004 · one tap opens all
- WotCDec 1, 2004
You put the counter on Altar of Shadows even if the creature regenerates.
- WotCOct 4, 2004
The precombat main phase is the first main phase of the turn. All others are postcombat main phases, even if they technically occur before combat.