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◇ Catalog #231

Basalt Monolith

lea·#231·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Jesper Myrfors

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Aug 1993

33 yr ago

Value

$440.99+$18 (+4.2%)

30 days high $455 · low $415

NM$440

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$407–$464modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $440low $179range 145.7%n 51

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #560 · Common include

Variants

Nonfoil$440

Gameplay

Artifact

This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step. {T}: Add {C}{C}{C}. {3}: Untap this artifact.

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDH

Rulings · 1

2020-08-07wotc

Basalt Monolith's last ability can untap it as often as you can pay for it. If you believe you've found a way to generate an unbounded amount of mana with it, you're probably right.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $439.99. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $179.07 and $439.99 across 51 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LEA — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #231 of *Limited Edition Alpha*, the set that shipped alongside the August 1993 Limited Edition Alpha release.

Card type: Artifact, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {3} (3 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #560 in Commander, putting it in the common-include tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Jesper Myrfors. Rarix catalogs 502 other cards credited to this artist.