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Orb of Origin
Oracle Text
{2}: Add one mana of any color.
Other noncreature artifacts are mono and continuous. (Each activated ability of mono artifacts costs an additional {T} to activate if its cost doesn't already include {T}. As long as a continuous artifact is tapped, it loses all abilities.)
Card Details
Mana CostCharacter Background
Orb of Origin is a peculiar Mystery Booster 2 artifact that reads like a rules puzzle and plays like a slow-burn engine. At face value, it is a zero-mana permanent that converts {2} into any color of mana, which makes it a flexible fixer for multicolor control and value decks that can spare the upfront investment. The real intrigue is in how it interacts with other artifacts: by making other noncreature artifacts “mono and continuous,” it can tax activated abilities and shut off tapped artifacts, so it rewards careful sequencing and deck construction around passive or tap-light utility pieces. In practice, it best supports control and combo shells that want color fixing while exploiting unusual artifact synergies. Pair it with untap effects, cheap mana rocks, or artifacts whose value comes from static abilities rather than repeated activation, and avoid overloading on activated artifact engines that become clunky once taxed.
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Character Background
Orb of Origin is a peculiar Mystery Booster 2 artifact that reads like a rules puzzle and plays like a slow-burn engine. At face value, it is a zero-mana permanent that converts {2} into any color of mana, which makes it a flexible fixer for multicolor control and value decks that can spare the upfront investment. The real intrigue is in how it interacts with other artifacts: by making other noncreature artifacts “mono and continuous,” it can tax activated abilities and shut off tapped artifacts, so it rewards careful sequencing and deck construction around passive or tap-light utility pieces. In practice, it best supports control and combo shells that want color fixing while exploiting unusual artifact synergies. Pair it with untap effects, cheap mana rocks, or artifacts whose value comes from static abilities rather than repeated activation, and avoid overloading on activated artifact engines that become clunky once taxed.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-08-11 01:10:43 UTC