Name
Chromatic Sphere
Mana Cost
Type
Artifact
Set
Invasion
Rarity
Uncommon
Text
, , Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color. Draw a card. (Activate only as an instant.)
Flavor Text
"Let insight and energy be your guides."
—The Blind Seer, to Gerrard
Number
#299
Other Prints
Jumpstart
Mirrodin
The List
Store Championships
Legal Formats
Brawl | Commander | Duel | Gladiator | Historic | Legacy | Modern | Oathbreaker | Pauper | Pauper Commander | Premodern | Timeless | Vintage
Availability
Magic Online | Paper
Rulings
(05/08/2026)
Chromatic Sphere’s ability is not a mana ability. Players can respond to it, and it can’t be activated in the middle of paying for a cost. A recent update to rule 605.1a has made any abilities that move cards to or from libraries no longer mana abilities.
(01/08/2008)
This is a mana ability, which means it can be activated as part of the process of casting a spell or activating another ability. If that happens you get the mana right away, but you don’t get to look at the drawn card until you have finished casting that spell or activating that ability.
Artist
Luca Zontini
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