Basalt Monolith
Foreign Black Border (FBB) #235 · Uncommon · Artifact
Mana cost: {3}
This artifact doesn't untap during your untap step.
{T}: Add {C}{C}{C}.
{3}: Untap this artifact.
Illustrated by Jesper Myrfors · Released April 11, 1994 · Language: French
Prices
- Nonfoil: $47.99 USD · €7.77 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: up $2.66 USD (5.9%) to $47.99 USD; low $45.33 USD, high $47.99 USD.
Printings
- Mystery Booster 2 #217 (MB2) · Uncommon · 2024 · $3.54 USD
- Tales of Middle-earth Commander #274 (LTC) · Uncommon · 2023 · $5.44 USD
- 30th Anniversary Edition #227 (30A) · Uncommon · 2022 · $9.54 USD
- 30th Anniversary Edition #524 (30A) · Uncommon · 2022 · $149.00 USD
- Double Masters #232 (2XM) · Uncommon · 2020 · $5.48 USD
- Commander Anthology Volume II #173 (CM2) · Uncommon · 2018 · $3.99 USD
- Commander Anthology #210 (CMA) · Uncommon · 2017 · $6.27 USD
- Legendary Cube Prize Pack #120 (PZ1) · Uncommon · 2015
- Commander 2015 #244 (C15) · Uncommon · 2015 · $4.79 USD
- Commander 2013 #237 (C13) · Uncommon · 2013 · $3.76 USD
- Magic Online Promos #43602 (PRM) · Uncommon · 2013
- Masters Edition IV #182 (ME4) · Uncommon · 2011
- Summer Magic / Edgar #235 (SUM) · Uncommon · 1994
- Revised Edition #235 (3ED) · Uncommon · 1994 · $6.48 USD
- Foreign Black Border #235 (this printing) · Uncommon · 1994 · $47.99 USD
- Collectors' Edition #232 (CED) · Uncommon · 1993 · $16.40 USD
- Intl. Collectors' Edition #232 (CEI) · Uncommon · 1993 · $17.89 USD
- Unlimited Edition #232 (2ED) · Uncommon · 1993 · $25.61 USD
- Limited Edition Beta #232 (LEB) · Uncommon · 1993 · $240.00 USD
- Limited Edition Alpha #231 (LEA) · Uncommon · 1993 · $349.99 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Not legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Not legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2020-08-07 · wotc — 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.
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