Caves of Koilos
Commander 2016 285 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2016
- Collector number
- 285
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jim Nelson
- Market price
- $0.83
What it does
tap: Add colorless mana.
tap: Add white mana or black mana. This land deals 1 damage to you.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Caves of Koilos is a foundational land card in Magic: The Gathering, first appearing in the 1994 Apocalypse expansion. It belongs to a cycle of pain lands that provide flexible mana utility at the cost of life, representing the desolate, scarred landscape of the plane of Dominaria. Its inclusion in the Commander 2016 set was designed to support the multi-color focus of the preconstructed decks, providing players with a reliable mana base in a format where high-impact spells require consistent color fixing.
The art for this specific printing, illustrated by Anthony S. Waters, emphasizes the stark and inhospitable nature of the location. Waters utilized a moody, atmospheric style intended to evoke the feeling of subterranean isolation and the remnants of past conflict. Within the design philosophy of Commander 2016, this card served as a functional staple, praised by the player base for its accessibility and ability to balance aggressive, multi-colored deck strategies against the self-inflicted damage mechanic.
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