Enigma Jewel: Tap into Hidden Utility
The Enigma Jewel is a compact piece of Lost Caverns tech that rewards careful boardbuilding. The Enigma Jewel enters the battlefield tapped and provides two colorless mana with a tap, but that mana is restricted to activating abilities only. For players who lean on activated effects across creatures and artifacts this fits naturally into a toolbox shell where mana is a resource reserved for utility rather than casting spells.
Its craft ability lets you convert a board of active, ability heavy permanents into a transformed payoff at sorcery speed. The card plays well in blue artifact and control lists where you assemble four or more nonland permanents with activated abilities. Treat it like a soft engine piece that accelerates ability usage early and offers a late game push through its craft pathway.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {2}{U}
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Card Type – Legendary Artifact
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – The Enigma Jewel enters the battlefield tapped. {T}: Add {C}{C}. Spend this mana only to activate abilities. Craft with four or more nonlands with activated abilities {8}{8} ({8}{8}, Exile this artifact, Exile the four or more from among other permanents you control and/or cards in your graveyard: Return this card transformed under its owner's control. Craft only as a sorcery.)
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