Price$1.12 – $4.12
Buy on TCGplayerGilded Lotus
Artifact
LegalRampRank #422
: Add three mana of any one color.
Why is this card good?
Gilded Lotus is one of the most reliable big-mana rocks in the format, netting you three mana of a single color for a 5-mana investment. Unlike Sol Ring or Signets, this isn't a turn-one ramp piece — it's a midgame accelerant that pushes you toward your real bombs.
It shines in mono-colored decks and heavy spellslinger/control builds, where the "one color" restriction is irrelevant and the explosive jump matters. Big-mana commanders like Urza, Talrand, or any mono-blue/black artifact-friendly deck love it, especially alongside untap effects or artifact synergies (Sharuum, Breya). It also fuels expensive X-spells and reanimation plans nicely.
When to skip it: in fast, competitive (cGEDH) tables it's too slow — five mana for a rock that only ramps you back the same turn is weak compared to mana dorks and cheaper rocks. Multicolor decks needing color fixing (rather than raw volume) also get less from it, since it only taps for one color at a time.
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