{"product_id":"gilded-lotus-oils","title":"Gilded Lotus (Original Art)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGilded Lotus\u003c\/em\u003e is a five-mana artifact that can be tapped to add three mana of any one color to your mana pool, originally printed in \u003cem\u003eMirrodin\u003c\/em\u003e (2003). \u003cem\u003eGilded Lotus\u003c\/em\u003e is a spiritual successor to \u003cem\u003eBlack Lotus\u003c\/em\u003e, Magic’s most iconic card – but balanced for modern play. Where \u003cem\u003eBlack Lotus\u003c\/em\u003e offered explosive power for 0 mana, \u003cem\u003eGilded Lotus\u003c\/em\u003e trades speed for sustainability: once it lands, it can produce three mana of any one color every turn. It represents opulent magical power, “gilded” in luxury and refinement ¬– and it’s one of Magic’s purest symbols of mana acceleration and late-game resource dominance. \u003cem\u003eGilded Lotus\u003c\/em\u003e is a flexible, powerful ramp card that also combos nicely with many “untap” effects such as \u003cem\u003eVoltaic Key\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eParadox Engine\u003c\/em\u003e. This card was prominently featured in \u003cem\u003eCore Set 2012-2013\u003c\/em\u003e Standard, especially in Blue-White Control and Esper Superfriends decks. It enabled late-game chains of Sphinx’s Revelation and Planeswalkers for resource dominance. During \u003cem\u003eDominaria\u003c\/em\u003e Standard (2018), it was used in \u003cem\u003eTeferi\u003c\/em\u003e Control decks that generated recurring advantage with \u003cem\u003eKarn, Scion of Urza\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eGilded Lotus\u003c\/em\u003e even made an appearance during Modern Pro Tour \u003cem\u003eReturn to Ravnica\u003c\/em\u003e (2012) in Stanislav Cifka’s 1st place UW Control “Sunny Side up” deck. This was a combo deck that aimed to win quickly by sacrificing cheap artifacts (e.g. \u003cem\u003eChromatic Sphere, Chromatic Star, Conjurer’s Bauble\u003c\/em\u003e) called “eggs” to draw cards and mana, ultimately using the card Second Sunrise to return them to play and repeat the process. The goal was to create an infinitely large loop of mana and drawing cards until the deck was empty, at which point a win condition like \u003cem\u003ePyrite Spellbomb, Brain Freeze\u003c\/em\u003e, or \u003cem\u003eGrapeshot\u003c\/em\u003e could be used to defeat the opponent. \u003cem\u003eGilded Lotus\u003c\/em\u003e is also one of the most iconic mana rocks in Commander’s history, providing burst ramp that enables large spells, re-casting your commander, or combo setups. \u003cem\u003eGilded Lotus\u003c\/em\u003e is not on the Reserved List, so it has been reprinted several times. This go Martina Pilcerova version from \u003cem\u003eMirrodin\u003c\/em\u003e is the one that started them all!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"artwhirled","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44762018775085,"sku":null,"price":0.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/8000\/6957\/files\/Gilded_Lotus_Original_Art_Mirrodin_front_a_white.jpg?v=1775126828","url":"https:\/\/artwhirled.com\/products\/gilded-lotus-oils","provider":"Art Whirled","version":"1.0","type":"link"}