wotc
Whether or not it is tapped is checked at the beginning of upkeep. If it is not tapped, the ability does not trigger. It also checks during resolution and you only get a counter if it is still tapped then.
MTG · Card
◇ Catalog #411
Bottomless Vault
5ed·#411·rare·nonfoil
Illus. David Seeley
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in vault
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for trade
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wishlisted
Mar 1997
29 yr ago
Value
$2.89$0 (-1.6%)
30 days high $1.92 · low $1.85
Volatility · stable
Tracking since · May 5, 2026
USD$1.89EUR€0.91
NM
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Played in EDH
EDHrec rank #15,817 · Fringe play
Variants
Gameplay
Land
This land enters tapped.
You may choose not to untap this land during your untap step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if this land is tapped, put a storage counter on it.
{T}, Remove any number of storage counters from this land: Add {B} for each storage counter removed this way.
Legalities
tlrlegal
duellegal
brawlnot legal
pennynot legal
PreDH
Rulings · 4
wotc
Counters are not lost if the land is changed to another land type. They wait around for the land to change back.
wotc
It is only considered “tapped for mana” if you activate its mana ability and generate mana from it.
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Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. David Seeley
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