On the other hand, you can tap City of Brass, put its triggered ability on the stack, and then respond to that ability by casting an instant or activating an ability using that mana. In that case, the instant spell or activated ability will resolve first.
The first ability triggers no matter how the land becomes tapped.
If you tap City of Brass while you are casting a spell or activating an ability, its ability will trigger and wait. When you finish casting that spell or activating that ability, City of Brass's triggered ability is put on the stack on top of it. City of Brass's ability will resolve first.
This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from ME4 — the lineup includes Foil and 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 #243 of *Masters Edition IV*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2011 Masters Edition IV release.
Card type: Land, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters.
Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.
EDHrec ranks this card #98 in Commander, putting it in the format-staple tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Mark Tedin. Rarix catalogs 1,051 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Mark Tedin
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