{"product_id":"candelabra-of-tawnos","title":"Candelabra of Tawnos (Original Art)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCandelabra of Tawnos\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the earliest combo-enabling artifacts ever printed. It was designed by Magic’s early R\u0026amp;D team as part of the \u003cem\u003eAntiquities\u003c\/em\u003e (1994) expansion, themed around the \u003cem\u003eBrother’s War\u003c\/em\u003e and the artificer \u003cem\u003eTawnos, Apprentice to Urza\u003c\/em\u003e. The card embodies the idea of amplifying power through technology – a small artifact that turns limited resources (lands) into massive mana potential. Its design is deceptively simple but endlessly abusable, which has made it both a collectible treasure and a legendary combo piece for nearly three decades. \u003cem\u003eCandelabra of Tawnos\u003c\/em\u003e is primarily a Legacy combo card, most famously used in \u003cem\u003eHigh Tide\u003c\/em\u003e decks. This card was played together with other core cards like \u003cem\u003eHigh Tide, Time Spiral, Blue Sun’s Zenith\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBrain Freeze\u003c\/em\u003e. The gameplan was to cast \u003cem\u003eHigh Tide\u003c\/em\u003e to make all Islands tap for an extra blue mana, then use \u003cem\u003eCandelabra of Tawnos\u003c\/em\u003e to untap all those Islands, so you could generate exponential blue mana. This was followed up by refilling your hand with \u003cem\u003eTime Spiral\u003c\/em\u003e and keep drawing cards and chaining spells until you could cast \u003cem\u003eBlue Sun’s Zenith\u003c\/em\u003e for lethal or \u003cem\u003eBrain Freeze\u003c\/em\u003e your opponent’s deck. This one-mana artifact was the engine behind all of this, also allowing multiple \u003cem\u003eHigh Tide’s \u003c\/em\u003eto stack, creating some absurd mana loops. In recent years, it’s mostly seen in big mana ramp strategies, like \u003cem\u003eCloudpost\u003c\/em\u003e “12-Post” and \u003cem\u003eMystic Forge\u003c\/em\u003e decks in Legacy. These decks abuse the combo of \u003cem\u003ePlanar Nexus\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eUrza’s Tower\u003c\/em\u003e to power out fast, big threats like \u003cem\u003eThe One Ring\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eKarn, the Great Creator\u003c\/em\u003e. This card is on the Reserved List.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"artwhirled","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44762013466669,"sku":null,"price":0.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/8000\/6957\/files\/Candelabra_of_Tawnos_Original_Art_front_a_white.jpg?v=1775126545","url":"https:\/\/artwhirled.com\/products\/candelabra-of-tawnos","provider":"Art Whirled","version":"1.0","type":"link"}