Ancient Cornucopia
Mana cost:
Artifact
Rules text
When to play this card
Ancient Cornucopia shows up in thousands of Commander and constructed lists as a staple in its role. EDHREC and tournament data confirm it is widely played — not because it is broken, but because it efficiently fills a slot in your curve or interaction package.
In deckbuilding: Artifact — mana rock, equipment or combo piece. Ramp — accelerates your plan by a turn. Tune the number of copies to your format (1 in Commander, up to 4 in 60-card). If your deck lacks an answer to what this card does, consider sideboard slots or a same-mana-cost alternative.
- Rarity
- mythic
- Prices
- $4.48 · €3.62
- Legal in
- standardpioneermodernlegacyvintagecommander
Rulings
Once you choose to gain life using Ancient Cornucopia’s triggered ability, that ability won’t trigger again that turn.
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Ancient Cornucopia’s triggered ability counts the number of colors the spell has (from one to five), not how many colored mana symbols there are in its mana cost or how many colors of mana you spent.
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Ancient Cornucopia’s triggered ability resolves before the spell that caused it to trigger. The ability will resolve even if that spell is countered. If that spell is countered, use its last known information to determine what colors it was.
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