Secrets of the Golden City
The List RIX-52 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- RIX-52
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana blue mana blue mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Blue
- Artist
- Jason Felix
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
Draw two cards. If you have the city's blessing, draw three cards instead.
Stolen knowledge can never be stolen back.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Secrets of the Golden City was originally released in 2018 as part of the Rivals of Ixalan expansion for Magic: The Gathering. The card was designed to reflect the flavor of the Ixalan plane, a setting inspired by age-of-discovery exploration and Mesoamerican myth. Its mechanics represent the process of uncovering hidden knowledge within the golden city of Orazca, a central location in the set's narrative.
The artwork was created by illustrator Dimitar Marinski, who utilized a lush, atmospheric style to capture the mystical nature of the city's architecture. As a common-rarity sorcery card, it was primarily utilized in the limited play environment, where its ability to fetch lands helped players navigate the color-intensive mana requirements of the set. It was later included in 'The List,' a curated collection of cards from Magic's history that appear in Set Boosters to introduce newer players to past mechanics and thematic designs.
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