Sunken Citadel: Choose Your Tide
Sunken Citadel Extended Art is a practical pick for decks that value predictable mana and land synergies. Sunken Citadel enters the battlefield tapped and asks you to choose a color as it comes into play. Once chosen you can tap it for a single mana of that color or tap it again for two mana of that color with the restriction that the extra mana can only be spent to activate abilities of land sources. That design rewards decks built around land activated effects and combos that care about spending specific mana for utility rather than casting spells.
This light play copy from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan offers striking cavern art that fits the set tone while remaining a straightforward gameplay piece. Use it in slower ramp shells or value decks where entering tapped is acceptable in exchange for flexible mana late in the turn. The card is especially relevant in decks that run fetches, utility lands, or lands with activated abilities because the doubled mana ability accelerates those interactions while keeping the resource tightly scoped.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost None
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Card Type Land
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Subtypes Cave
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) Sunken Citadel enters the battlefield tapped. As it enters, choose a color. {T}: Add one mana of the chosen color. {T}: Add two mana of the chosen color. Spend this mana only to activate abilities of land sources.
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Power / Toughness N A