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Mantis Engine {5}

Artifact Creature — Insect

🏷️ Finisher

{2}: This creature gains flying until end of turn. (It can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.) {2}: This creature gains first strike until end of turn. (It deals combat damage before creatures without first strike.)

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Urza's Destiny

English · 1999-06-07

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standardNOT LEGALpioneerNOT LEGALmodernLEGALlegacyLEGALvintageLEGALcommanderLEGAL

💡 Not Standard legal because this card is from Tenth Edition (released 2007-07-13), which has rotated out of Standard.

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Oracle source: Scryfall / Wizards
Oracle updated: July 6, 2026
Legality source: Scryfall
Legality checked: July 6, 2026
Price source: tcgcsv / TCGplayer
Price synced: Aug 23, 2026
Scryfall ID: 97f7ebfb-f955-4849-a0f5-6806ff6ae891
Oracle ID: 57bea272-5b38-444e-acc2-6104af2ece22
TCGplayer ID: 6202

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