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Urza's Saga
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Urza's Saga

Enchantment Land — Urza's Saga

Legal Salt 1.25Card DrawEDHREC #121

(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)

I — This Saga gains "{T}: Add {C}."

II — This Saga gains "{2}, {T}: Create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with 'This token gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.'"

III — Search your library for an artifact card with mana cost {0} or {1}, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Why is this card good?

Urza's Saga is one of the best lands ever printed, and it asks almost nothing of you to include. The value engine is absurd: it taps for mana early, pumps out scaling Construct tokens, then tutors a 0- or 1-cost artifact straight onto the battlefield before dying. That tutor target is the real draw — you can fetch Sol Ring, Mana Crypt, Mana Vault, Lion's Eye Diamond, or hate pieces like Pithing Needle and Cursed Totem. It shines in artifact-heavy decks: cEDH stax/combo shells, Urza, Lord High Artificer, Emry, affinity/Construct token builds, and anything running a healthy artifact count to make the tokens lethal. When NOT to play it: decks with few or no cheap artifacts get a clunky land that taps for one colorless and dies in three turns. It also produces zero colored mana and consumes a land slot, so heavily-color-screwed or non-artifact theme decks should skip it. The price tag is steep too — only run it if you'll actually exploit the tutor.

Related cards

Sol RingC

Premier {1} artifact tuck target and ramp.

Mana CryptC

{0} artifact fetchable by chapter III.

Mishra's BaubleC

{0} cantrip artifact to fetch and feed constructs.

Mana VaultC

{1} artifact ramp searchable by the Saga.

Mox DiamondC

{0} mox artifact tuck target for fast mana.

Crucible of WorldsC

Replays the Saga land after it sacrifices.

Ancient TombC

Similar colorless utility land producing extra mana.

The One RingC

Strong artifact payoff alongside construct token strategies.

Printings (8)

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Rulings (6)

  • 2021-06-18

    Urza's Saga is a land, so it can only be played as a land. It cannot be cast as a spell.

  • 2021-06-18

    Urza's Saga gains an ability from its first and second chapters. It keeps those abilities for as long as it's on the battlefield.

  • 2021-06-18

    While resolving the chapter III ability, you can find only a card with actual mana cost {0} or {1}, not mana value 0 or 1. For example, you couldn't find a card with mana cost {U} or one with mana cost {X}.

  • 2021-06-18

    Even though Urza's Saga is a land, it is also still a Saga, and it will be sacrificed after its last chapter ability resolves.

  • 2021-06-18

    If Urza's Saga loses all of its chapter abilities but is still a Saga, perhaps due to a card like Blood Moon, it will immediately be sacrificed.

  • 2021-06-18

    Although Urza's Saga has the Urza's land type, it doesn't interact with Urza's Tower, Urza's Mine, or Urza's Power Plant.

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