Overgrown Tomb: Golgari Gateway
Overgrown Tomb is a practical pick for decks that need reliable access to black and green mana while keeping life as a resource. The borderless frame highlights the ruined spire swallowed by roots and fungus, a visual that suits Golgari strategies and midrange builds. As Overgrown Tomb enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you do not, it enters the battlefield tapped. That decision often shapes early turns and sequencing when fixing matters most.
In play the card behaves like both a swamp and a forest, so it layers cleanly with fetch lands and bounce effects. Use the life payment to accelerate your ramp or to keep tempo when you need untapped mana on the second turn. The art and treatment signal Ravnica Remastered flavor while remaining a utility land at its core for Commander and constructed formats where color fixing and tempo trade offs matter.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost — None
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Card Type — Land
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Subtypes — Swamp Forest
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) — As Overgrown Tomb enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you don’t, it enters the battlefield tapped.
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Power / Toughness — N A
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Loyalty — N A