Pit of Offerings (The Lost Caverns of Ixalan) Light Play

Pit of Offerings: Graveborn Cache

Pit of Offerings is a utility land from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan that trades immediate tempo for long term flexibility. Pit of Offerings enters the battlefield tapped so you lose a turn of mana, yet its enter the battlefield exile ability lets you pick up to three cards from graveyards and lock their colors into your resource pool. Use this to lock in specific color needs for future turns or to deny graveyard recursion lines for your opponent.

Played in midrange and value oriented decks, Pit of Offerings functions like a muted vault. Tap it for colorless mana when you need a basic source. Later you can tap it to add one mana in any color among the exiled cards to pay for key spells that would otherwise be difficult to cast. The card rewards foresight and graveyard awareness and can shift tight mana bases in your favor across the mid and late game.

Card Details:

• Mana Cost: none
• Card Type: Land
• Subtypes: Cave
• Card Text / Rules Text (Printed): Pit of Offerings enters the battlefield tapped. When Pit of Offerings enters the battlefield, exile up to three target cards from graveyards. {T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any of the exiled cards' colors.
• Power / Toughness: N A