Ancient Ziggurat
Land
: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Conflux
- Price
- $2.59
- EDHREC rank
- #2760
Ancient Ziggurat taps for any color — but only to cast creature spells, full stop. In a creature-heavy commander like Ashling, the Limitless, that restriction barely registers; outside of creature-dense builds, it's a liability you don't need.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ashling, the Limitless
Ashling, the Limitless runs a creature count high enough that Ancient Ziggurat's restriction is functionally invisible — it just reads 'tap for any color,' which is exactly what a five-color creature pile needs from a land that enters untapped.
Nikya of the Old Ways
Nikya of the Old Ways locks you out of noncreature spells anyway, so Ancient Ziggurat's restriction costs nothing — it's free fixing in a deck that's already committed to the all-creatures line.
Animar, Soul of Elements
Animar, Soul of Elements is built around casting creature after creature, and Ancient Ziggurat slots in as reliable five-color fixing that never enters tapped, keeping the chain moving at full speed.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Ancient Ziggurat belongs — creature-tribal and creature-storm shells in that format regularly run 40-plus creatures, which makes the restriction a non-issue. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but rarely worth the slot, since those formats demand mana that can also cast instants, sorceries, and interaction on the opponent's turn. Modern is legal as well, and it has seen fringe play in creature-only tribal sideboards, though the format's interaction density makes a land that can't pay for a spell feel like a liability. Ancient Ziggurat's sweet spot is any commander deck that's close to a mono-creature build — anything with more than a dozen noncreature spells should look elsewhere for fixing.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$2.59 cheap tier
At $2.59, Ancient Ziggurat sits in an easy budget tier — cheap enough to include without justification in any deck that wants it. The price is stable given its narrow application: demand stays consistent from tribal Commander builders, but it won't spike without a major reprint into a creature-heavy product.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.