Thousand-Year Elixir
Commander 2013 266 • rare
- Set
- Commander 2013
- Collector number
- 266
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Richard Sardinha
- Market price
- $27.07
What it does
You may activate abilities of creatures you control as though those creatures had haste.
1 generic mana, tap: Untap target creature.
Paradoxically, to tilt the massive jug for a sip, you'd need the energy of the giant's tonic.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Thousand-Year Elixir was originally introduced as a rare artifact in the Lorwyn expansion set in 2007. It was designed to enhance the utility of creatures with activated abilities by granting them haste and the capacity to be tapped as though they had haste, reflecting the card's theme of magical acceleration. The mechanical design leans into a common Magic: The Gathering trope where ancient artifacts serve as catalysts for otherwise sluggish magical powers.
The 2013 printing in the Commander 2013 series, featuring collector number 266, was part of a preconstructed deck release designed to support the multiplayer Commander format. By this time, the card had become a staple for players utilizing decks centered on powerful tap abilities, such as those led by legendary creatures like Arcanis the Omnipotent or Azami, Lady of Scrolls. The artwork, consistent across these printings, illustrates a swirling, luminous tonic that captures the quintessential aesthetic of high-fantasy alchemy.
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