Alchor's Tomb
Artifact
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: Target permanent you control becomes the color of your choice. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Masters Edition IV
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #29040
Alchor's Tomb lets you pay two mana to change the color of a permanent you control, a narrow effect that sees almost no play in competitive formats. The activation cost is real, the impact is marginal, and better protection tools exist in every format where this is legal.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Alchor's Tomb is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but sees virtually no play in any of them. In Commander, color-changing has niche applications — dodging color-specific removal like Deathmark or enabling color-based synergies — but the two-mana activation is slow and telegraphed. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for a tap-and-pay effect that doesn't impact the board state. Alchor's Tomb is not the kind of card that finds a home; it's the kind that sits in a binder waiting for a deck that never arrives.
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Alchor's Tomb isn't currently available, which is fitting for a card with near-zero demand. If you're hunting a copy, expect to find it in bulk bins or low-traffic singles listings rather than any active market.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.