Black Lotus
Unlimited Edition 233 • rare
- Set
- Unlimited Edition
- Collector number
- 233
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 0 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Christopher Rush
- Market price
- €13,760.80
What it does
tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Add three mana of any one color.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyBanned
- VintageRestricted
- CommanderBanned
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerBanned
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Where it came from
The Black Lotus was created by artist Christopher Rush for the 1993 debut of Magic: The Gathering, developed by Richard Garfield and published by Wizards of the Coast. As one of the original Power Nine cards, it was designed to provide an extreme mana advantage, allowing players to accelerate their gameplay significantly. The Unlimited Edition, released later in 1993, featured the iconic white-bordered aesthetic and served as the last print run to include the full original set of cards before the game moved into a more strictly managed rarity structure.
Christopher Rush’s illustration, featuring a glowing, ethereal lotus flower, became an immediate symbol of the game's prestige and mechanical complexity. The card was received with immediate awe by the early community due to its unparalleled power level, which effectively broke the traditional resource-management rules of the game. Over the decades, it has transitioned from a sought-after gameplay component into a cultural artifact, representing the foundational history of the collectible card game genre.
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