Eye of Ojer Taq — Practical Crafting Sight
Eye of Ojer Taq is a simple mana rock with a built in craft path that rewards decks that plan ahead. For one generic mana more than a typical three drop, it taps for any color making it useful in multicolor shells. The real appeal is the craft line. If you can assemble two other permanents or graveyard cards that share a card type you can exile them with this to flip the artifact and get whatever the transformed side provides. Play it early for fixing and late for a reliable craft engine.
From a lore angle it reads as an island ruin turned workshop element that links lost technology to spellcraft. In play treat it as a utility piece. It smooths mana, it buys a win condition if your deck can meet the craft requirement, and it gives you a noncommittal plan when you need to pivot between ramp and a combo. Experienced players will slot it where both midrange and combo lines intersect.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {3}
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Card Type – Artifact
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Subtypes –
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – {T}: Add one mana of any color. Craft with two that share a card type 6 (6, Exile this artifact, Exile the two from among other permanents you control and/or cards from your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner’s control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
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Power / Toughness –
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Set – Commander: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
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Rarity – Mythic
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Language / Condition – English / Near Mint