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◇ Catalog #274

Basalt Monolith

ltc·#274·uncommon·nonfoil

Illus. Pablo Mendoza

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in vault

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for trade

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wishlisted

Jun '23

3 yr ago

Value

$3.38+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $3.50 · low $3.19

NM$3.38

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.12–$3.57modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $5.49low $0.90range 510.0%n 318

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$3.38

Gameplay

Artifact

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

"When it turns round the black rock, you'll see it. Suddenly you'll see it above you, and you'll want to hide." —Gollum

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 $3.38. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.90 and $5.49 across 318 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from LTC — 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 #274 of *Tales of Middle-earth Commander*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2023 Tales of Middle-earth Commander 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 Pablo Mendoza. Rarix catalogs 75 other cards credited to this artist.