Cathodion
Artifact Creature — Construct
USGUrza's Saga#287uncommon
Instead of creating a tool that would be damaged by heat, the Thran built one that was charged by it.
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 1997
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 11–37
- Illustrator
- Henry G. Higginbotham
- Found in
- Urzas Saga Tournament Pack · Urzas Saga Booster Pack
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 5h ago · prices as of 2026-07-12
Nonfoil+0.0%
$0.29
$0.18 low$0.16 gap
Finish
Market
Δ 7D · Trend
Low
Buylist
Buy / Sell Gap
Nonfoil
$0.29as of 2026-07-12
+0.0%
H $0.34L $0.25since Feb 2024$0.18
$0.02
$0.16+89% · 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.