• Nyx Lotus (Original Sketch)
  • Nyx Lotus (Original Sketch)

    Nyx Lotus (Original Sketch)

    Artist
    Raoul Vitale
    Year
    2020
    Medium
    Graphite and Pastel
    Set/Console Name
    Theros Beyond Death
    Console/Game
    Magic the Gathering
    C.O.A.
    no
    Painted A.P.
    no
    Substrate Material
    Paper
    Substrate Dimensions
    8"H x 10 1/8"W
    Image Area Dimensions
    6 1/2"H x 8 11/16"W
    Frame Dimensions
    Unframed
    Handmade Protective Case
    No, Toya Protective Case
    Reserved List
    No

    Nyx Lotus is a four-mana Legendary artifact from Theros Beyond Death (2020), that enters the battlefield tapped – and can add mana of a chosen color equal to your devotion to that color. Nyx Lotus is played because it generates massive mana – in mono-color decks with high devotion, Nyx Lotus routinely taps for 6+ mana. This card can be abused with untap effects like Kiora’s Follower, Vizier of Tumbling Sands or Voltaic Key – turning Nyx Lotus into a huge engine. Because it enters tapped, it is too slow for most competitive formats – but EDH players love explosive turns, and Lotus delivers. Nyx Lotus is a major EDH staple for mono-color decks and some two-color decks with heavy devotion. It is one of the most played big-mana artifacts printed since 2020. Popular commanders that use Nyx Lotus are e.g. K’rrik, Son of Yawgmoth and Ayara, First of Locthwain in Mono-Black Devotion / Big mana decks. Mono-Green Ramp / Untap abuse decks often play Selvala, Heart of the Wilds and Freyalise, Llanowar’s Fury. Mono-Blue Untap / Combo decks play commanders like Urza, Lord High Artificer, Emry, Lurker of the Loch and Talrand, Sky Summoner. Nyx Lotus is not on the Reserved List.
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