Ugin, the Ineffable Ripple Foil
Ugin, the Ineffable in Ripple Foil presents a steadying force for colorless builds in Commander: Modern Horizons 3. With a six mana investment and a starting loyalty of four, it provides reliable support for colorless strategies through a static ability that makes your colorless spells cheaper to cast. The foil treatment adds a subtle, prism-like sheen that catching light from multiple angles without shouting for attention, while the Near Mint condition helps preserve the card’s edge and artwork for display or play. This isn’t about flash; it’s about consistent value in a deck that leans on efficient colorless resources and big, impactful plays over the long game.
On the battlefield, Ugin’s plus one ability featherweights card flow by letting you exile the top card of your library face down and peek at it, then creates a 2/2 colorless Spirit token to pressure the board and provide a delayed redraw when the token leaves the battlefield. That interaction adds a layer of card selection and engine-building, especially when you’ve got ways to recur the exiled card. The minus three single-handedly answers a broad swath of threats by destroying a permanent that’s any color, giving Ugin practical removal while you advance your strategy around colorless permanents and themed synergies.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost – {6}
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Card Type – Legendary Planeswalker
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Subtypes – Ugin
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Colorless spells you cast cost 2 less to cast. Exile the top card of your library face down and look at it. Create a 2/2 colorless Spirit creature token. When that token leaves the battlefield, put the exiled card into your hand. -3: Destroy target permanent that's one or more colors.
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Power / Toughness – N/A
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Loyalty – 4
