Sunken Palace: Tidebound Copy Engine
Sunken Palace arrives tapped and ready to fuel blue spellcraft. It provides the classic mana you expect from a land, Tap to add blue, setting up turn plans without rushing into action. The card’s centerpiece is a second ability that costs 1 generic and blue and taps to exile two cards from your graveyard to add another blue mana. If you spend that mana to cast a spell or activate an ability, you copy that spell or ability, and you may choose new targets for the copy. In practice this creates recurring value from a single spell and is especially effective in decks that lean into graveyard interactions.
The Extended Art Ripple Foil treatment gives Sunken Palace a notable presence at the table, with light-catching details that enhance its underwater fortress vibe. In Commander games from Modern Horizons 3, this land supports a spell-heavy blue plan by turning a single mana burst into a duplicated effect, encouraging precise sequencing and graveyard synergy without compromising tempo.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost: None
- Card Type: Land
- Subtypes: Cave
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed): Sunken Palace enters the battlefield tapped. Tap: Add {U}. 1, {U}, Tap: Exile two cards from your graveyard: Add {U}. When you spend this mana to cast a spell or activate an ability, copy that spell or ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.
- Power / Toughness: N/A
- Loyalty: N/A
