Altar of the Lost
~$0.05 low · ~$0.41 high
Colorless. Artifact
Dark Ascension #144 · Illustrated by Daarken
Dark Ascension #144 · Illustrated by DaarkenWhat is Altar of the Lost worth?
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Oracle text
This artifact enters tapped.
: Add two mana in any combination of colors. Spend this mana only to cast spells with flashback from a graveyard.
Format legality
The only printing of Altar of the Lost
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dark Ascension dka #144· 2012uncommon· Cardmarket €0.08 · €0.21 foil | uncommon | $0.05 | $0.41 | €0.08€0.21 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2012
- Printings
- 1
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #23,651 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artist
- Daarken
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Dark Ascension card (#144).
144
- 144Collector number: this card's place in the set list. Main-set cards print it over the set's card count.
Cards from 1998 to mid-2014 print the collector number over the set's card count (like 90/383) next to the copyright line. They have no rarity letter, set code or language code: the set symbol and its colour show the set and rarity.
How to read a Magic card: every part and code, on real cards.
Rulings (2)
2011-01-22
You can spend mana produced by Altar of the Lost to cast any spell with flashback that you cast from a graveyard. You don’t have to be using flashback to cast that spell, however, as long as something else is allowing you to cast that spell.
2011-01-22
Altar of the Lost doesn’t allow you to cast spells from any other player’s graveyard, although you can spend the mana it produces on such spells if something else allows you to.
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