{"product_id":"ancient-tomb","title":"Ancient Tomb (Original Art)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAncient Tomb\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most explosive mana sources in Magic’s history. It effectively trades life for tempo, letting you produce two colorless mana on turn one. The two points of self-damage are almost irrelevant in the decks that want it. When you’re dropping a \u003cem\u003eChalice of the Void\u003c\/em\u003e for one or a \u003cem\u003eTrinisphere\u003c\/em\u003e on turn one, your opponent’s deck often can’t function long enough to punish you. \u003cem\u003eAncient Tomb\u003c\/em\u003e is the backbone of “Sol Land” strategies (lands that tap for two mana, like \u003cem\u003eCity of Traitors\u003c\/em\u003e), enabling absurdly fast openings that define entire archetypes. Legacy is \u003cem\u003eAncient Tomb’s\u003c\/em\u003e true home, and it’s one of the most important nonbasic lands in the format. It appears in multiple archetypes, typically ones that play colorless or artifact-heavy threats and want to deploy lock pieces. Eldrazi Stompy \/ Colorless Eldrazi uses fast mana (e.g. \u003cem\u003eAncient Tomb, Eye of Ugin, Eldrazi Temple\u003c\/em\u003e) to play enormous creatures ahead of curve (e.g. \u003cem\u003eThought-Knot Seer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eReality Smasher\u003c\/em\u003e) and to cast \u003cem\u003eChalice of the Void\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe One Ring\u003c\/em\u003e. Mono-Red Prison (“Dragon Stompy”) uses \u003cem\u003eAncient Tomb\u003c\/em\u003e to power out cards like \u003cem\u003eChalice of the Void\u003c\/em\u003e (X=1), \u003cem\u003eTrinisphere\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBlood Moon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMagus of the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFable of the Mirror-Breaker\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe One Ring\u003c\/em\u003e. Painter \/ Stompy Combo decks use \u003cem\u003eAncient Tomb\u003c\/em\u003e to accelerate the \u003cem\u003ePainter’s Servant\u003c\/em\u003e + \u003cem\u003eGrindstone\u003c\/em\u003e combo and to cast cards like \u003cem\u003eKarn, the Great Creator\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe One Ring\u003c\/em\u003e. Older Legacy decks like MUD (Metalworker) made use of \u003cem\u003eAncient Tomb’s\u003c\/em\u003e early acceleration to cast cards like \u003cem\u003eMetalworker\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSundering Titan\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWurmcoil Engine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eKuldotha Forgemaster\u003c\/em\u003e. Since recently, Mystic Forge combo has been one of the top decks in Legacy, which uses \u003cem\u003eAncient Tomb\u003c\/em\u003e to cast cards like \u003cem\u003eGrim Monolith\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKarn, the Great Creator\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eKozilek’s Command\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe One Ring\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTezzeret, Cruel Captain\u003c\/em\u003e. In Commander (EDH), \u003cem\u003eAncient Tomb\u003c\/em\u003e is an absolute staple in many colorless and artifact-heavy decks (e.g. \u003cem\u003eKarn, Silver Golem\u003c\/em\u003e and Kozilek, the Great Distortion). \u003cem\u003eAncient Tomb\u003c\/em\u003e is not on the Reserved List.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"artwhirled","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44762017038381,"sku":null,"price":0.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/8000\/6957\/files\/Ancient_Tomb_Tempest_Original_Art_front_a_5e2f1c41-9932-476e-987e-3b11c20695b2.jpg?v=1775810803","url":"https:\/\/artwhirled.com\/products\/ancient-tomb","provider":"Art Whirled","version":"1.0","type":"link"}