City of Brass

Land

Whenever City of Brass becomes tapped, it deals 1 damage to you.

: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.

Discussion (51)

Iamdune on Golos, Tireless Pilgrim

20 hours ago

Hey, nice token/flying theme deck! I've been playing Golos, Tireless Pilgrim in a lot of different variations for a long time, but nothing like this one! I do have a few suggestions though:

Nyx Lotus you will find is very ineffective in a deck with this much color variety. There are much better mana rocks for 5 color.

Unless you add a lot of card draw or tutor land to hand cards, you will rarely find yourself with more than one land in hand past about the 3-4th round. As such I'd suggest removing Azusa, Lost but Seeking

I wasn't able to figure out what you intended to use Morophon, the Boundless for?

Ugin, the Spirit Dragon Seems an odd choice to me as its most commonly used ability will exile all your stuff as well. Most tokens have a color even though they are not cast.

Prismatic Omen is always worth consideration in a 5 color deck, even with Chromatic Lantern, Chromatic Orrery, and Dryad of the Ilysian Grove. Anything to increase odds of mana fixing is huge in Golos imo.

I'd make sure you get a Command Tower, and a Cascading Cataracts in for sure, even if you don't want to put in more of the higher cost all color lands like City of Brass and such.

Like I said, this is completely different from any of the many ways I ever built Golos. Love to know how it plays for you! He is my favorite commander. I've done everything from Eldrazi (or otherwise big stompy stuff) theme, to full out tutors for infinite combos, to Maze's End/Scapeshift combo with a side of Door to Nothingness, to stealing all my opponents stuff themes...so many options!

TypicalTimmy on Dragon Tribal Help

1 day ago

As for black, Greed is very solid.

If you've got the mana, Vilis, Broker of Blood is absolutely dirty. Cards such as Blood Crypt now say "Untap this land and draw two cards" which is horrifically powerful, as well as cards such as Prismatic Vista, Sulfurous Springs, Ancient Tomb, Mana Crypt and literally every single fetch land that makes you search for either a Swamp or a Mountain. Oh also City of Brass.

Drawing for using lands. God I love it.

Throw a little love in with Whip of Erebos / Sorin, Imperious Bloodlord to help recover some life.

And The Cauldron of Eternity allows you to recover creatures, as well as Whip of Erebos.

DemMeowsephs on Kaalia, of the Fast

6 days ago

Aha I see the pain lands, shock lands, and the temples! But why not cut a heck lot of those basics and add some better lands? Maybe consider some of the following.

• Fast Lands!
• Inspiring Vantage
• Concealed Courtyard

• Blackcleave Cliffs

• Filter Lands!

• Rugged Prairie
• Fetid Heath

• Graven Cairns

• Dual Fetch Lands!

• Arid Mesa
• Marsh Flats

• Bloodstained Mire

• Check Lands!

• Clifftop Retreat
• Isolated Chapel

• Dragonskull Summit

• Horizon Lands!

• Sunbaked Canyon
• Silent Clearing

• Sadly no horizon land exists in rakdos colors :(

• Multi-Lands!

• City of Brass
• Mana Confluence
• Ancient Tomb
• Prismatic Vista
• Fabled Passage
• Reflecting Pool
• Command Tower
• Exotic Orchard
• Wasteland
• Gemstone Caverns

• Gemstone Mine

• Yeah I know there's a lot, and many of them are a bit expensive, but good lands make a good commander deck, and I promise these will help you out a TON. I would consider each and every one of them. If this does help, be sure to check out some of my decks, Double Trouble EDH or my own Kaalia deck, A Deal With the Devil EDH! Anyways, I hope this helps, good luck on your deck, and have a great day! Happy tapping!

DemMeowsephs on Parun Storm

6 days ago

Hey there! I might be able to give you some suggestions though whether they are helpful or not I'm not sure. Let's start off with lands.

Basics aren't BAD but there are SO many options that could be better than them, and personally I don't think its worth it to run that many of them when there are those better options. I would consider some of the following! (If you have the budget)

• Spirebluff Canal
• Fiery Islet
• Cascade Bluffs
• Volcanic Island
• Scalding Tarn
• City of Brass
• Mana Confluence
• Ancient Tomb
• Prismatic Vista
• Fabled Passage
• Gemstone Caverns
• Gemstone Mine
• Strip Mine
• Wasteland
• Tarnished Citadel (ehhh maybe not)
• Reflecting Pool

• Exotic Orchard

• Yeah some of these are on the expensive side, but as you progress with your deck, I do recommend checking them out (maybe not Volcanic Island though XD)! However, I do have a couple more suggestions. Lets look at your ramp. You do have some pretty good ones, especially Lotus Petal, but I may have a couple of better ones I'd consider adding. Now I wouldn't add all of these, but maybe the ones you like, can afford, and work with your deck. Particularly the first seven.

• Ruby Medallion

• Sapphire Medallion
• Mana Vault
• Mana Crypt
• Chrome Mox
• Extraplanar Lens
• Cloud Key
• Mox Diamond
• Fellwar Stone
• Thran Dynamo
• Gilded Lotus

Now usually that's all I help people with, but I can't help but noticing you don't run a Ophidian Eye! It could be a whole other wincon since it goes infinite, and I'd definitely recommend it to all Niv Mizzet players, right along side curisoity and tandem lookout which you already run.

So in the end, I definitely would consider most of the ramp, nearly all the lands, and definitely ophidian. I promise your deck will perform MUCH better with these additions, and though some of them are investments, they are VERY helpful. If this does help you be sure to check out and upvote some of my decks, I would appreciate it! (Double Trouble EDH)! Anyways, I hope this helps, good luck on your deck, and have a great day!

Masterful on Necronomicon | Teysa Karlov | Primer

1 week ago

sub780lime I haven't had many problems with Reflecting Pool or Exotic Orchard's consistency, so I prefer them over the forced life loss from City of Brass and Mana Confluence. In some testing I've done with these painlands, there were instances where the life loss mattered, especially when it came to low-life razaketh/necropotence usage. Ultimately, it doesn't matter much, and I would understand swapping them based on preference. In playgroups that rarely play white and/or black, orchard is bad, and reflecting pool gets worse the less lands we have. For me, they've performed better than the painlands on average.

In terms of Austere Command, everything's a bit hard to trim from. For the sac outlets, unfortunately 5 of them are inconsistent (High Market, Victimize, etc.), and one of them is 8 mana. Additionally, the inconsistent ones are in the deck for reasons other than being sac outlets. The cards I'm considering the most are Victimize, Phyrexian Reclamation, and Living Death, but I'm still not sure I'd want austere command instead of any one of these cards.

Thanks for the input!

DemMeowsephs on Not today Satan!

1 week ago

Hey! Maybe consider some land upgrades? Having a budget like that but still having tap lands doesn't really work out XD. Maybe consider some of these:

• Mystic Gate
• Hallowed Fountain
• Seachrome Coast
• Adarkar Wastes
• Flooded Strand
• Nimbus Maze
• Sea of Clouds
• Tundra
• City of Brass
• Ancient Tomb
• Mana Confluence
• Prismatic Vista
• Reflecting Pool
• Command Tower
• Exotic Orchard
• Wasteland
• Gemstone Mine
• Gemstone Caverns
• Tarnished Citadel

Good lands can help a deck out a LOT and these are some of the most useful ones that fit in your deck. I would consider each and every one of them, and I promise your deck will perform MUCH better! If this helps be sure to check out and upvote some of my decks, (Double Trouble EDH), and give me suggestions if you have any! Anyways, hope this helps, good luck on your deck, and have a great day!

DemMeowsephs on Unicorny Power

1 week ago

Ah nice deck! I have a couple of suggestions you might appreciate. The first one revolves around your lands and ramp. Personally, I believe the following should have a spot in your deck.

• Wooded Bastion
• Windswept Heath
• Fortified Village
• Horizon Canopy
• Brushland
• Razorverge Thicket

• Bountiful Promenade

• I also like to run some multi lands, and if you want to try that out too, I would consider the following

• City of Brass

• Exotic Orchard
• Ancient Tomb
• Mana Confluence
• Fabled Passage
• Yavimaya Hollow
• Reflecting Pool
• Prismatic Vista
• Forbidden Orchard
• Gemstone Mine
• Gemstone Caverns
• Wasteland

• Strip Mine

• There is also the concept of ramp! Some ramp I always love to run are

• Birds of Paradise
• Burgeoning
• Exploration
• Nature's Lore
• Lotus Petal
• Oracle of Mul Daya

• Land Tax

• Now usually lands are ramp are my expertise, but I happen to be building an emiel deck as well! Because of that I have some suggestions that you might find interesting. So first off, Brood Monitor goes infinite with emiel! When it enters, you get three eldrazi tokens which you can sacrifice for . You use that three to flicker the brood monitor with emiel, and get another three tokens which you can use to flicker it again. This gives you infinite enter the battlefield triggers. If you have your Soul Warden or something better, this can gain you infinite life. Another thing that can go infinite is if you use Ashnod's Altar. Any creature that creates 2+ tokens, with the Altar, and Emiel gets you infinite as well! If the creature creates three or more tokens when it enters, you also get infinite tokens. The possibilities here are limitless! If you have Aura Shards you destroy all your opponents artifacts and enchantments, if you have something that makes them lose life, or mill, that's also infinite. You can just go crazy and win fast. Some cards that create 2+ are....

• Avenger of Zendikar

• Regal Caracal
• Hornet Queen
• Geist-Honored Monk
• Deep Forest Hermit
• and many others!

Anyway, there are many ways to go infinite with Emiel, and I recommend checking them out if your into that sort of thing. Also do consider the land and ramp options, they could help you out a ton! If this does help you out be sure to check out some of my decks, (Double Trouble EDH), upvote them if you like them, and give me feedback if you want! Anyways, I hope this helps you out, good luck on your deck, (unicorns are amazing!) and have a great day!

DemMeowsephs on Sultai_Sir

1 week ago

Hey there! No problem, and you have definitely come to the right place! Here are some types of lands that I personally think should have a spot in every deck, and some multi-colored lands that work anywhere and everywhere! I hope this helps you throughout your journey in the world of magic.

• Types of Lands:

• Shock Lands

• These lands say when [cardname] enters the battlefield you either take two, or have it enter tapped, which I am sure you are familiar with.

• Watery Grave, Blood Crypt, Temple Garden, Breeding Pool, Hallowed Fountain, Stomping Ground, Sacred Foundry, Overgrown Tomb, Steam Vents and Godless Shrine

• Check Lands

• These are lands that say, [cardname] enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a [land type] or [land type]. These aren't always that good in my opinion, but if you need a cheaper option they are MUCH better than guildgates, etc.

• Glacial Fortress, Drowned Catacomb, Woodland Cemetery, Dragonskull Summit, Isolated Chapel, Rootbound Crag, Sunpetal Grove, Hinterland Harbor, Sulfur Falls, and Clifftop Retreat

• Filter Lands

• Similar to the signets, these lands can be extremely useful when you have one color, and need the other. They are also a lot cheaper as they just got reprinted in Double Masters

• Wooded Bastion, Sunken Ruins, Mystic Gate, Flooded Grove, Rugged Prairie, Graven Cairns, Fire-Lit Thicket, Fetid Heath, Twilight Mire, Cascade Bluffs

• Fast Lands

• Some of my personal favorites, these lands can be untapped unless you have 4+ lands, and are very helpful at the start of the game

• Seachrome Coast, Razorverge Thicket, Botanical Sanctum, Copperline Gorge, Blackcleave Cliffs, Darkslick Shores, Blooming Marsh, Concealed Courtyard, Spirebluff Canal, Inspiring Vantage

• Pain Lands

• These are by far some of the best, as you always know you can get mana from them, without worrying they might be tapped, or untapped, or something like that.

• Adarkar Wastes, Underground River, Sulfurous Springs, Karplusan Forest, Brushland, Caves of Koilos, Llanowar Wastes, Yavimaya Coast, Shivan Reef, Battlefield Forge

• Horizon Lands

• The better version of pain lands- but they are not printed in every color combination. However when you can, cut your pain lands for these!

• Horizon Canopy, Silent Clearing, Nurturing Peatland, Waterlogged Grove, Fiery Islet, Sunbaked Canyon

• Fetch Lands

• There are also the beloved fetch lands, which can even search for shock lands, proving to be very useful in many situations!

• Flooded Strand, Bloodstained Mire, Windswept Heath, Wooded Foothills, Polluted Delta, Misty Rainforest, Marsh Flats, Verdant Catacombs, Arid Mesa, Scalding Tarn

• Battlebond Lands

• These are EXTREMELY useful if you have multiple opponents, as they come at no extra cost. However like the Horizon lands, they are not available in every color.
• Sea of Clouds, Morphic Pool, Luxury Suite, Spire Garden, Bountiful Promenade

These dual lands are some of the best, and my favorites, though there are many more people enjoy playing, such as bounce ladnds (Dimir Aqueduct), Battle Lands (Sunken Hollow), Reveal Lands, (Port Town), Cycle Lands (Irrigated Farmland), Storage Lands (Calciform Pools) and many others, but usually you don't have this many spaces in your deck, and so the ones I named first are usually better. However, I'm not done! There are many multicolor lands that fit in any deck, that are extremely powerful! Some of them are listed below.

• City of Brass
• Mana Confluence
• Prismatic Vista
• Fabled Passage
• Ancient Tomb
• Exotic Orchard
• Command Tower
• Forbidden Orchard
• Gemstone Mine
• Gemstone Caverns
• Command Tower
• Maze of Ith
• Strip Mine
• Wasteland
• Tarnished Citadel

• Meteor Crater

• Etc. There are many more like this but as before, the ones above are definitely the best, and most of them deserve a spot in every deck! Some specific deck themes have their own versions of these lands, like for Artifact decks you might play Glimmervoid and for Creature decks you might play Ancient Ziggurat. Usually, when I deckbuild i go to EDHREC, which has amazing suggestions and synergies for EVERY commander, and even for specific archetypes and colors- lands among them! For these speciifc themes you can find the lands you need there (along with many other cards too) but everything I named above I recommend playing in the meantime! I hope this helps you in your future decks, thanks for reaching out, good luck, and have a great day!