Eye of Ramos
Artifact
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- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Price
- $2.44
- EDHREC rank
- #18471
Eye of Ramos taps for one mana of any color — that's the whole job, and it does it without entering tapped or requiring a payment. It's a strict role-player rather than a staple, but Toph, the First Metalbender and other commanders that care about artifacts or colorless permanents push its stock meaningfully higher than the average mana rock.
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 |
Eye of Ramos is a Commander card — full stop. In Legacy and Vintage, one mana of any color for two mana and a tap is decades behind the curve when Mox Opal, Chrome Mox, and actual zero-cost rocks exist. Commander is where Eye of Ramos earns its slot: the singleton rule makes every piece of color fixing matter more, the slower pace lets a tapped mana rock recover its tempo cost, and legendary-artifact synergies with commanders like Sisay, Weatherlight Captain give it text beyond "produces mana." Oathbreaker shares enough of Commander's DNA that the same logic applies at a smaller table.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Toph, the First MetalbenderRetreat to EmeriaHaru, Hidden TalentEye of Ramos
Infinite ETB; Infinite blue mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite landfall triggers
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Rocco, Street ChefOracle's VaultArcbound ReclaimerClock of OmensEye of Ramos
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite storm count; Infinite blue mana; Infinite tapped Food tokens
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Current price
$2.44 cheap tier
At $2.44, Eye of Ramos sits in the cheap tier — affordable enough to slot in without a second thought for any commander that wants it. It's a narrow card with a small demand ceiling, so the price is stable rather than a bargain that's about to spike.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.