Back to Basics
Mystery Booster 2 154 • rare
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Collector number
- 154
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana blue mana
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Andrew Robinson
- Market price
- $3.10
What it does
Nonbasic lands don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.
"A ruler wears a crown while the rest of us wear hats, but which would you rather have when it's raining?"— Barrin, *Principia*
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Back to Basics, originally appearing in the Urza's Saga expansion, was designed during an era of Magic: The Gathering that frequently experimented with powerful, resource-taxing enchantments. Its function—punishing players who rely on non-basic lands by keeping them tapped—reflects a design philosophy centered on controlling the game's mana economy, which has made it a foundational tool in eternal formats like Legacy for decades.
The Mystery Booster 2 version features the classic artwork by Donato Giancola, which depicts a sparse, atmospheric landscape that complements the card's theme of stripping away complexity to return to fundamental limitations. This reprint was included in the 2024 Mystery Booster 2 set, a specialized compilation designed to showcase iconic, powerful, or curious cards from the game's long history, providing collectors with a clean, updated aesthetic while maintaining the card's legacy as a potent disruptive element.
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About Back to Basics
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