Fist of Suns - Borderless (LCC)

Fist of Suns
Casting Cost: {3}
Card Type: Artifact

Card Text:
You may pay {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} rather than pay the mana cost for spells that you cast.

Flavour Text:
"Willem put it on and started shooting sparks from his hands like some kind of wizard! Was supposed to be my turn next, but the blasted thing won't come off his hand. Send help."
-Brazen Coalition expedition dispatch

Artist: J.P. Targete

Design Notes:

• The artifact's ability allows for a unique and powerful mana cost alternative, potentially enabling the casting of high-cost spells early in the game by using a fixed combination of one mana of each color (White, Blue, Black, Red, Green) instead of the spell's original mana cost.
• This card is especially useful in multicolor or "rainbow" decks that can reliably produce mana of all five colors, maximizing the potential to cast a variety of powerful spells across different colors.
• The flavor text adds a whimsical and adventurous tone to the card, suggesting its powerful and somewhat unpredictable nature, as well as hinting at the artifact's origins and effects on its users.
• J.P. Targete's artwork likely captures the mystical and potent essence of the artifact, visually representing its ability to channel vast magical energies.

Strategic Implications:

• "Fist of Suns" offers a significant advantage in decks built around high-cost, multicolor spells, allowing players to circumvent traditional mana costs in favor of a more attainable casting condition.
• It encourages creative deck building, potentially enabling strategies and combinations that would otherwise be too mana-intensive to be feasible.
• Players must weigh the benefits of including this artifact against the challenge of assembling a mana base capable of producing all five colors of mana, as well as the opportunity cost of using the artifact slot for this specific utility.