Heart of Ramos
Artifact
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Sacrifice this artifact: Add .
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Price
- $4.24
- EDHREC rank
- #17689
Heart of Ramos enters the battlefield as a one-shot mana rock that taps for one red and then sacrifices itself to add two more — three total mana from a three-mana artifact, which barely breaks even. It's a niche include at best, and outside of commanders like Toph, the First Metalbender that specifically reward sacrifice or artifact synergies, it rarely earns a slot over a simple Fellwar Stone.
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 |
Heart of Ramos is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but only Commander gives it a real home — and even there, the bar is narrow. In Legacy and Vintage, a three-mana artifact that nets two mana total doesn't come close to competing with the format's actual fast mana. In Commander, Heart of Ramos is strictly a synergy piece: it needs a sacrifice payoff, an artifact-matters engine, or a commander that benefits from the act of sacrificing to justify the slot over a conventional rock.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Toph, the First MetalbenderRetreat to EmeriaHaru, Hidden TalentHeart of Ramos
Infinite ETB; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite landfall triggers; Infinite red mana
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Rocco, Street ChefOracle's VaultArcbound ReclaimerClock of OmensHeart of Ramos
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite storm count; Infinite red mana; Infinite tapped Food tokens
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Current price
$4.24 cheap tier
At $4.24, Heart of Ramos sits in an awkward tier — too expensive to throw in casually, not powerful enough to feel like a bargain. The price reflects collector demand for the Ramos artifact cycle more than gameplay value, so don't expect it to climb on competitive merit.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.