Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core
~$2.54 low · ~$4.46 high
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Colorless. Legendary Artifact // Legendary Land
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan #256 · Illustrated by Piotr Dura
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan #256 · Illustrated by Piotr DuraWhat is Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core worth?
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Oracle text
Matzalantli, the Great Door
Legendary Artifact
: Draw a card, then discard a card.
, : Transform Matzalantli. Activate only if there are four or more permanent types among cards in your graveyard. (Artifact, battle, creature, enchantment, land, and planeswalker are permanent types.)
The Core
Legendary Land
(Transforms from Matzalantli.)
Fathomless descent — : Add X mana of any one color, where X is the number of permanent cards in your graveyard.
Centuries ago, under siege from the Mycotyrant, the Oltec sealed the Core off from the world... until Huatli's party arrived.
Format legality
All 2 printings of Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core
| Printing | Rarity | Non-foil | Foil | Cardmarket (EUR) | My collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan lci #256· 2023rare· Cardmarket €2.27 · €2.90 foil | rare | $2.54 | $3.60 | €2.27€2.90 foil | |
 The Lost Caverns of Ixalan lci #387· 2023Extended Artrare· Cardmarket €3.05 · €4.07 foil | rare | $3.48 | $4.46 | €3.05€4.07 foil |
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Card details
- First printed
- 2023
- Printings
- 2
- Mana value
- 3
- EDHREC rank
- #1,821 on EDHREC (Commander popularity)
- Keywords
- Transform, Fathomless descent
- Artist
- Piotr Dura
What the codes mean
The small print at the bottom of the The Lost Caverns of Ixalan card (#256).
0256 · LCI · R · EN
- 0256Collector number: this card's place in the set list.
- LCISet code for The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- RRare
- ENPrinted in English
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Rulings (4)
November 10, 2023
Cards with the ability word "fathomless descent" have abilities that care how many permanent cards are in your graveyard.
November 10, 2023
The Core's activated ability is a mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
November 10, 2023
Transforming Matzalantli doesn't cause it to leave the battlefield. It also doesn't cause it to become untapped.
November 10, 2023
Some descend triggered abilities include intervening "if" clauses (i.e. "if you have [four or eight] permanent cards in your graveyard" in the middle of the ability). Each of these abilities checks your graveyard at the moment it would trigger to see if it does. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability doesn't trigger at all. If it does trigger, it will check again as it tries to resolve. If you don't have the required number of permanent cards in your graveyard at that time, the ability won't resolve and none of its effects will happen.
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