Lotus Bloom
Time Spiral 259 • rare
- Set
- Time Spiral
- Collector number
- 259
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Mark Zug
- Market price
- $5.26
What it does
Suspend 3—0 generic mana (Rather than cast this card from your hand, pay 0 generic mana and exile it with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.)
tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Add three mana of any one color.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lotus Bloom was released in 2006 as part of the Time Spiral expansion for the Magic: The Gathering trading card game. It was designed as a functional color-shifted tribute to the Black Lotus, one of the most powerful and iconic cards in the game's history. By incorporating the 'suspend' mechanic, the designers sought to balance the explosive mana-acceleration potential of the original card by imposing a three-turn waiting period, allowing the card to exist within a modern competitive environment.
The card’s illustration was created by artist Chippy, who leaned into the ethereal, organic aesthetic characteristic of the Time Spiral block. The design emphasizes the 'lotus' motif through sweeping, fluid lines and a sense of magical growth that reflects the card's delayed activation. Upon release, it was well-received by players and deck builders for its strategic depth, quickly becoming a staple in combo-oriented decks that could manipulate time counters or benefit from its zero-mana casting cost.
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About Lotus Bloom
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