Archway of Innovation
~$1.10 low · ~$4.76 high
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Colorless. Land
Modern Horizons 3 #214 · Illustrated by Yeong-Hao Han
Modern Horizons 3 #214 · Illustrated by Yeong-Hao HanWhat is Archway of Innovation worth?
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Oracle text
This land enters tapped unless you control an Island.
: Add 
.
, : The next spell you cast this turn has improvise. (Your artifacts can help cast that spell. Each artifact you tap after you're done activating mana abilities pays for 
.)
Format legality
All 3 printings of Archway of Innovation
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Modern Horizons 3 mh3 #214· 2024rare· Cardmarket €1.07 · €1.15 foil | rare | $1.10 | $1.59 | €1.07€1.15 foil | |
 Modern Horizons 3 mh3 #350· 2024Borderlessrare· Cardmarket €1.32 · €2.75 foil | rare | $3.28 | $4.76 | €1.32€2.75 foil | |
 Modern Horizons 3 Promos pmh3 #214s· 2024Promorare· Cardmarket €1.82 foil | rare | No non-foil printing | $2.66 | €1.82 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2024
- Printings
- 3
- Mana value
- 0
- EDHREC rank
- #926 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Artists
- Yeong-Hao Han, Sam Burley
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the Modern Horizons 3 card (#214).
0214 · MH3 · R · EN
- 0214Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- MH3Set code for Modern Horizons 3
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (6)
June 7, 2024
When using improvise to cast a spell with
in its cost, first choose the value for X. That choice, plus any cost increases or decreases, will determine the spell's total cost. Then you can tap artifacts you control to help pay that cost. For example, if you activate the last ability of Archway of Innovation and then cast Wrath of the Skies (a spell with mana cost 
), choosing 3 as the value of X, the total cost is 
. If you tap two artifacts, you'll have to pay .June 7, 2024
If an artifact you control has a mana ability with
in the cost, activating that ability while casting a spell with improvise will result in the artifact being tapped before you pay the spell's costs. You won't be able to tap it again for improvise. Similarly, if you sacrifice an artifact to activate a mana ability while casting a spell with improvise, that artifact won't be on the battlefield when you pay the spell's costs, so you won't be able to tap it for improvise.June 7, 2024
You must already control an Island as Archway of Innovation enters the battlefield for it to enter untapped. If it enters the battlefield at the same time as an Island when you control no other Islands, it will enter tapped.
June 7, 2024
Multiple instances of improvise are redundant.
June 7, 2024
Because improvise isn't an alternative cost, it can be used in conjunction with alternative costs.
June 7, 2024
When calculating a spell's total cost, include any alternative costs, additional costs, or anything else that increases or reduces the cost to cast the spell. Improvise applies after the total cost is calculated. Improvise doesn't change a spell's mana cost or mana value.
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