First Pick

Unstable #109

First Pick - Unstable

Type: Instant

Mana cost: {3}{G}

Card text: Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Assemble a Contraption. (Put the top card of your Contraption deck face up onto one of your sprockets.)

Rarity: uncommon

Artist: John Thacker

"Picking hammers is dangerous, but it's still safer than harvesting saw bushes."

Released: December 8, 2017

Prices

$0.14 USD · $0.94 USD (Foil) · €0.11 EUR

Format Legality

FormatLegality
Standard✗ Not Legal
Pioneer✗ Not Legal
Modern✗ Not Legal
Legacy✗ Not Legal
Commander✗ Not Legal
Vintage✗ Not Legal
Pauper✗ Not Legal
Oathbreaker✗ Not Legal

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