Mana Vortex

Enchantment

When you play Mana Vortex, you may sacrifice a land. If you don't, counter Mana Vortex.

At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a land.

When there are no lands in play, sacrifice Mana Vortex.

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Oldschool 93/94	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Tiny Leaders	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (50)

RiotRunner789 on Favorite EDH Cards

1 week ago

My favorite card is Grave Pact but that isn't quite niche. I don't seem to have as many oddball fun cards that I tend to play but there are a few oddball or less played ones at least.

Black: Koskun Falls is a favorite of mine. I prefer decks that do not attack, so the tapping is not a big downside. Tainted Remedy because it makes opponent's creatures with lifelink funny. Gift of Doom which doesn't use the stack when morphing which has come in handy more than once. Pestilence is one of my favorite black board wipes which typically is on my board with an indestructible creature. Dystopia since at least someone is playing Selesnya.

White: Peacekeeper because no means no. Aura of Silence use to be more niche but has seen some prominent reprints. Solid removal with a tax effect has tripped up more than one opponent. Mandate of Peace is a great fog and a counter spell in some situations. Underplayed.

Green: Hall of Gemstone for any monogreen deck. Had a blue player try to win on my endstep and about 5 minutes into their combo, I asked where there blue mana was coming from.

Orzhov: Batwing Brume has killed a few Kranko players for me and saved me several times.

Colorless: Null Brooch is just Isochron Scepter with Negate already attached. Arena of the Ancients is great for when my commander doesn't need to tap, or attack, or is played after this and has vigilance. Great card no one expects.

Red: Apocalypse or Jokulhaups for the hard reset. Stranglehold because blue players are the worst and tutoring takes too long.

Blue: Mana Vortex for the slow decent into hell.

scottbaker91 on Zur the Enchanter Stax

2 weeks ago

Some of my favorite Zur Combos are: Teferi, Hero of Dominaria + Stasis // Solitary Confinement + Necropotence // Rest in Peace + Energy Field // Stasis + Azor's Elocutors // Basalt Monolith + Power Artifact // Winter Orb + Mind Over Matter

Sunder, Armageddon, Death Cloud will send your opponents back to the stone age while you fish out more enchants and punch them to death with Zur

Mana Breach, Mana Vortex, Oppression, Overburden are must have stax cards for Zur. The enchantments / creatures that keep your opponents from drawing or casting more than 1 spell per turn are really solid for stax ex: Arcane Laboratory, Spirit of the Labyrinth. Notion Thief + wheels will leave your opponent with 0 cards

Spellskite, Vanishing, Diplomatic Immunity, Steel of the Godhead, Mind Over Matter are all S tier for Zur

Approach of the Second Sun for another easy win con

Have fun crushing your opponents soul

LunarSeraph on Land Engine Go Ptttthhhhbbbbbbtttttt

1 year ago

DreadKhan,

Mana Vortex is a must! Winter Orb always has me cautious because its a great way to paint a target on your back, but I suppose by the time Sloggie is 40/40 that'd already be there... I might give it a go.

Thanks for the support! I'm a big fan of commanders I don't ever see used, even if I'd never get to actually build the deck.

DreadKhan on Land Engine Go Ptttthhhhbbbbbbtttttt

1 year ago

It's old and weird, but I suspect Mana Vortex could work. If you can count on playing lots of lands every turn, you might even sneak in nasty stuff like Winter Orb, you can sac extra lands that aren't going to untap and replay them.

Khirgan on Sadness on the Stack

2 years ago

Trying to oppress your opponents and not running all the super strong oppression cards that Muldrotha can abuse? Where’s the Contamination? Where’s the Mana Vortex?!? You could be running Opposition Agent and Mindslicer. Make it a 2v1v1 and run Mindslaver! There are still a lot of options left to really be degenerate and oppress everyone.

0rc on Muldrotha, the „Fun“ in „Funeral“ *Primer*

3 years ago

Guten Tag!

I’ve played a Muldrotha deck so similar to this one that I’d wager he used this deck as a template. I can see why :)

Mana Vortex is fun in Muldrotha. Plus it’s weird, old jank.

Nice work.

<3 0rc

zobster on SenTriplets

3 years ago

These are some fun cards that are very general they are annoying, chaos or just improve your gameplay, that I always consider putting in when making a deck. Here's the list: Overburden , Telepathy , Zur's Weirding , Mana Vapors , Fatespinner , Kira, Great Glass-Spinner , Spellskite , Psychic Battle , Back to Basics , Aura Thief , Portcullis , Trinisphere , Nether Void , Blind Obedience , Ritual of Subdual , Contamination , Grip of Chaos , Confusion in the Ranks , Braid of Fire , Humility , Mana Vortex , Reconnaissance and Fanatical Devotion

zobster on Atraxa Superfriends

3 years ago

These are some fun cards that are very general they are annoying, chaos or just improve your gameplay, that I always consider putting in when making a deck. Here's the list: Overburden , Telepathy , Zur's Weirding , Mana Vapors , Fatespinner , Kira, Great Glass-Spinner , Spellskite , Psychic Battle , Back to Basics , Aura Thief , Portcullis , Trinisphere , Nether Void , Blind Obedience , Ritual of Subdual , Contamination , Grip of Chaos , Confusion in the Ranks , Braid of Fire , Humility , Mana Vortex , Reconnaissance and Fanatical Devotion