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Charcoal Diamond
Price$0.21 – $0.95
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Charcoal Diamond

{2}

Artifact

LegalRampRank #660

This artifact enters tapped.

{T}: Add {B}.

Why is this card good?

Charcoal Diamond is a serviceable but unspectacular mono-black ramp rock. It's a two-mana mana artifact that fixes nothing (it only makes black) and enters tapped, which means it doesn't accelerate you the turn you play it — a real tempo cost in a format that rewards explosive starts. Where it earns a slot: mono-black decks that genuinely need more two-mana ramp to fuel commanders or big payoffs. Think reanimator shells, devotion/value piles, or any heavy-black deck wanting to hit a four- or five-drop on turn three. The diamonds also count toward devotion (a small bonus for Gray Merchant decks). When NOT to play it: if your deck can run a colored rock that ramps untapped, you almost always should. Mind Stone, Charcoal Diamond's untapped cousins, and especially Arcane Signet or Mana Crypt outclass it. In two-color or more decks, signets and Talismans are strictly better fixing. Bottom line: a filler ramp piece for budget or mono-black builds short on better options.

Related cards

Sky DiamondU

Same cycle, taps for blue mana ramp.

Marble DiamondW

Same diamond cycle producing white.

Fire DiamondR

Same cycle taps for red.

Moss DiamondG

Same cycle taps for green.

Jet MedallionC

Black mana rock reducing black spell costs.

Mind StoneC

Two-mana rock that can be cashed for a card.

Arcane SignetC

Two-mana rock tapping for any commander color.

Fellwar StoneC

Two-mana rock flexible mana fixing.

Printings (13)

plstThe List · #MIR-296U$0.29Buy
clbCommander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate · #442C$0.21Buy
clbCommander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate · #305C$0.31Buy
vocCrimson Vow Commander · #162C$0.35Buy
micMidnight Hunt Commander · #158C$0.31Buy
cmrCommander Legends · #303C$0.38Buy
c14Commander 2014 · #235U$0.35Buy
7edSeventh Edition · #289★U$136.19Buy
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7edSeventh Edition · #289U$0.51Buy
7edSeventh Edition · #289★sU—Buy
7edSeventh Edition · #289sU—Buy
6edClassic Sixth Edition · #276U$0.45Buy
mirMirage · #296U$0.95Buy

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