Price$0.86 – $2.79
Buy on TCGplayerIdol of Oblivion
Artifact
LegalCard DrawEDHREC #197
: Draw a card. Activate only if you created a token this turn.
, Why is this card good?
Idol of Oblivion is one of the best colorless card-advantage engines in the game, and it slots into any token deck regardless of color. The condition — "created a token this turn" — is trivial in the archetypes that want it, so you're effectively drawing a card every turn for two mana up front. That's premium value with zero color requirements.
Who wants it: token-makers and go-wide decks (Krenko, Adrix and Nev, Jetmir, Ghave), and anything generating Treasures, Clues, Blood, or Servos. Aristocrats decks that constantly produce sac fodder love the steady draw. The 10/10 mode is a nice late-game mana sink when you're flooding, but it's a bonus, not the reason you run it.
Don't play it in decks that don't reliably make tokens — without a token each turn it's a dead rock. It's also slow if you can't make tokens every turn, so prioritize consistency over a one-time token enabler.
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Printings (14)
Played by these commanders
Emmara, Soul of the Accord100% of 1
Hazel of the Rootbloom100% of 1
Olivia, Opulent Outlaw100% of 1
Kitt Kanto, Mayhem Diva100% of 1
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters100% of 1
Zurgo Stormrender100% of 1
Neyali, Suns' Vanguard100% of 1
Mishra, Eminent One100% of 1
Ghired, Conclave Exile100% of 1
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity100% of 2
Tokens & Emblemsthis card creates
Rulings (1)
- 2019-08-23
You can activate Idol of Oblivion's first ability even if the token you've created was created before Idol of Oblivion entered the battlefield or if the token has left the battlefield.