Cathodion
Artifact Creature — Construct
MRDMirrodin#149uncommon
Foil
Cathodions repair the Great Furnace by soldering parts of themselves to the mechanism. Eventually, they become one with the machine.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Pull rate
- about 2 per booster–1 in 2053
- Illustrator
- Eric Peterson
- Found in
- Mirrodin Theme Deck Sacrificial Bam · Mirrodin MTGO Redemption · 3 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
PauperLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PennyLegal
PioneerNot legal
PreDHLegal
PremodernLegal
StandardNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
TimelessNot legal
Tiny LeadersLegal
VintageLegal
When this creature dies, add 
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3/3.Market · per finishspark updated 18h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.19
$0.05 low$0.04 gap
Foil+0.0%
$8.26
$0.50 low$0.30 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.19as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.35L $0.09since Feb 2024$0.05
$0.01
$0.04+80% · normal spread
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Foil
$8.26as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $15.50L $0.84since Feb 2024$0.50
$0.20
$0.30+60% · normal spread
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Cheapest playable copy$0.09· across 8 printings
Rulings
3 · latest Jan 25, 2011 · one tap opens all
- WotCJan 25, 2011
The triggered ability isn't a mana ability. It uses the stack and can be responded to.
- WotCJan 25, 2011
You get the mana whether you want it or not. If you don't spend it, it will disappear at the end of the current step (or phase).
- WotCOct 4, 2004
The ability is never a mana ability.