The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts

Helm of the Host

Helm of the Host {4}

Legendary Artifact - Equipment
At the beginning of combat on your turn, create a token that's a copy of equipped creature, except the token isn't legendary. That token gains haste.
Equip {5}
Howling Mine

Howling Mine {2}

Artifact
At the beginning of each player's draw step, if Howling Mine is untapped, that player draws an additional card.
"The Sardian dwarves have let superstition override common sense. There's plenty of ore left in the mountain, and we mustn't let it go to waste."
—Last dispatch of Bolgon, Argivian surveyor
Howling Mine

Howling Mine {2}

Artifact
At the beginning of each player's draw step, if Howling Mine is untapped, that player draws an additional card.
"The Sardian dwarves have let superstition override common sense. There's plenty of ore left in the mountain, and we mustn't let it go to waste."
—Last dispatch of Bolgon, Argivian surveyor
Ichor Wellspring

Ichor Wellspring {2}

Artifact
When Ichor Wellspring enters the battlefield or is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card.
"Should a single drop take hold, the oil begins to consume organic tissue and will multiply until it overwhelms the host."
—Yawgmoth, collected writings
Ichor Wellspring

Ichor Wellspring {2}

Artifact
When Ichor Wellspring enters the battlefield or is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card.
"Should a single drop take hold, the oil begins to consume organic tissue and will multiply until it overwhelms the host."
—Yawgmoth, collected writings
Inspiring Statuary

Inspiring Statuary {3}

Artifact
Nonartifact spells you cast have improvise.
"In the early days, Urza's wondrous automatons were seen as symbols of hope and courage."
—The Antiquities War
Inspiring Statuary

Inspiring Statuary {3}

Artifact
Nonartifact spells you cast have improvise.
"In the early days, Urza's wondrous automatons were seen as symbols of hope and courage."
—The Antiquities War
Ivory Tower

Ivory Tower {1}

Artifact
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus 4.
"Ringed by white stone, Terisia was a city of scholarship and knowledge, where magic promised a brighter future to a world devoured by artifice."
—The Antiquities War
Related card: Golgothian Sylex
Ivory Tower

Ivory Tower {1}

Artifact
At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain X life, where X is the number of cards in your hand minus 4.
"Ringed by white stone, Terisia was a city of scholarship and knowledge, where magic promised a brighter future to a world devoured by artifice."
—The Antiquities War
Related card: Golgothian Sylex
Jalum Tome

Jalum Tome {3}

Artifact
{2}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.
"These glyphs describe a Thran device capable of controlling a machine army, but the dimensions make no sense. It's nearly the size of the Null Moon."
—Urza, diary
Related card: Golgothian Sylex
Jalum Tome

Jalum Tome {3}

Artifact
{2}, {T}: Draw a card, then discard a card.
"These glyphs describe a Thran device capable of controlling a machine army, but the dimensions make no sense. It's nearly the size of the Null Moon."
—Urza, diary
Related card: Golgothian Sylex
Journeyer's Kite

Journeyer's Kite {2}

Artifact
{3}, {T}: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
"Measure the angles carefully. Note the gauge of the paper. By your sixth birthday, I expect a flying prototype."
—Tawnos, letter to Harbin
Journeyer's Kite

Journeyer's Kite {2}

Artifact
{3}, {T}: Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
"Measure the angles carefully. Note the gauge of the paper. By your sixth birthday, I expect a flying prototype."
—Tawnos, letter to Harbin
Keening Stone

Keening Stone {6}

Artifact
{5}, {T}: Target player mills X cards, where X is the number of cards in that player's graveyard.
"The new prototype utilizing a rotational axis is marvelously effective: it makes me want to tear my own ears off."
—Ashnod, to her assistants
Keening Stone

Keening Stone {6}

Artifact
{5}, {T}: Target player mills X cards, where X is the number of cards in that player's graveyard.
"The new prototype utilizing a rotational axis is marvelously effective: it makes me want to tear my own ears off."
—Ashnod, to her assistants
Key to the City

Key to the City {2}

Artifact
{T}, Discard a card: Up to one target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Whenever Key to the City becomes untapped, you may pay {2}. If you do, draw a card.
"Presented to the Chief Artificer in recognition of his unparalleled service to Yotia."
—Rusted plaque
Related card: Big Spender
Key to the City

Key to the City {2}

Artifact
{T}, Discard a card: Up to one target creature can't be blocked this turn.
Whenever Key to the City becomes untapped, you may pay {2}. If you do, draw a card.
"Presented to the Chief Artificer in recognition of his unparalleled service to Yotia."
—Rusted plaque
Related card: Big Spender
Liquimetal Coating

Liquimetal Coating {2}

Artifact
{T}: Target permanent becomes an artifact in addition to its other types until end of turn.
"We've had a breakthrough on the fifth iteration. The subject's skin was entirely replaced within an hour, and he survived a full day after that!"
—Ashnod, to Mishra
Liquimetal Coating

Liquimetal Coating {2}

Artifact
{T}: Target permanent becomes an artifact in addition to its other types until end of turn.
"We've had a breakthrough on the fifth iteration. The subject's skin was entirely replaced within an hour, and he survived a full day after that!"
—Ashnod, to Mishra
Lodestone Golem

Lodestone Golem {4}

Artifact Creature - Golem
Nonartifact spells cost {1} more to cast.
"Progress update: the problem of the slagheap blocking the entrance seems to have solved itself."
—Mine supervisor's report
5/3
Lodestone Golem

Lodestone Golem {4}

Artifact Creature - Golem
Nonartifact spells cost {1} more to cast.
"Progress update: the problem of the slagheap blocking the entrance seems to have solved itself."
—Mine supervisor's report
5/3
Mazemind Tome

Mazemind Tome {2}

Artifact
{T}, Put a page counter on Mazemind Tome: Scry 1.
{2}, {T}, Put a page counter on Mazemind Tome: Draw a card.
When there are four or more page counters on Mazemind Tome, exile it. If you do, you gain 4 life.
Mazemind Tome

Mazemind Tome {2}

Artifact
{T}, Put a page counter on Mazemind Tome: Scry 1.
{2}, {T}, Put a page counter on Mazemind Tome: Draw a card.
When there are four or more page counters on Mazemind Tome, exile it. If you do, you gain 4 life.
Mesmeric Orb

Mesmeric Orb {2}

Artifact
Whenever a permanent becomes untapped, that permanent's controller mills a card.
"I now believe the strange orb was some kind of Thran security device. Supporting this theory, I can no longer recall where I found it."
—Tocasia, journal entry
Mesmeric Orb

Mesmeric Orb {2}

Artifact
Whenever a permanent becomes untapped, that permanent's controller mills a card.
"I now believe the strange orb was some kind of Thran security device. Supporting this theory, I can no longer recall where I found it."
—Tocasia, journal entry