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Ancient Ziggurat

Card Name

Ancient Ziggurat

Type

Land

Rarity

Uncommon

rules Text

: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. Spend this mana only to play creature spells.

Flavor Text

Built in honor of Alara's creatures, the ziggurat vanished long ago. When Progenitus awakened, the temple emerged again.

Legal Formats

Commander, Historic, Legacy, Modern, Vintage

Not Legal Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Banned Formats

Alchemy, Brawl, Pauper, Pioneer, Standard

Rulings

(2/1/2009)
Mana produced by Ancient Ziggurat can be spent on any part of a creature spell's total cost. This includes additional costs (such as kicker) and alternative costs (such as evoke or Worldheart Phoenix's alternative cost).
(2/1/2009)
Mana produced by Ancient Ziggurat can't be spent on activated abilities that put a creature card directly onto the battlefield, such as unearth or ninjutsu.