Magic: The Gathering

Forgotten Cave

Onslaught 317 • common

Set: Onslaught
Collector number: 317
Rarity: Common
Type: Land
Colors: Colorless
Artist: Tony Szczudlo
Market price: $0.30

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$0.30market price via TCGplayer · Oct 7, 2026$0.24 – $0.32 over the tracked period

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Lore

Why it matters

This card offers a functional utility by allowing a player to draw a new card at the cost of entering play tapped, providing a strategic option to smooth out one's hand during a game. As a common from this set, it serves as a reliable piece for deck building, demonstrating how even basic lands can offer impactful choices in resource management.

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Card face

What it does

This land enters tapped.

tap: Add red mana.

Cycling red mana (red mana, Discard this card: Draw a card.)

Formats

Where you can play it

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
PauperLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal
OathbreakerLegal

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Provenance

Where it came from

Forgotten Cave was released in 2002 as part of the Onslaught expansion for Magic: The Gathering. This set marked a significant shift in game design by focusing heavily on creature types and cyclic mechanics. The land card was introduced as part of a cycle of cycling lands, designed to provide players with late-game utility by allowing them to discard the card in exchange for drawing a new one if the mana was not immediately required.

The artwork for this specific card was created by artist Heather Hudson. Her design captures a desolate, subterranean aesthetic consistent with the expansion's world-building, emphasizing the rugged terrain of the setting. Upon its release, the card was well-received by players for its tactical flexibility, becoming a staple in both Limited formats and various constructed decks that prioritized deck consistency and mana flooding prevention.

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