Lantern of the Lost
Artifact
When this artifact enters, exile target card from a graveyard.
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, Exile this artifact: Exile all cards from all graveyards, then draw a card.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Innistrad: Crimson Vow
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #11739
Lantern of the Lost enters tapped but immediately exiles a card from any graveyard — free graveyard hate stapled to a mana rock that costs one mana to crack for colorless. It's the kind of low-opportunity-cost inclusion that punishes reanimator and dredge strategies without dedicating a slot to pure hate, and in decks like Umbris, Fear Manifest that want every exile trigger they can find, it pulls double duty.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Umbris, Fear Manifest
Umbris, Fear Manifest grows on every exile trigger, and Lantern of the Lost delivers one for free the moment it hits the board — then sits ready to crack for another exile or a colorless mana whenever the situation calls for it.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Lantern of the Lost is a role-player: one mana for an artifact that incidentally hates on graveyards and converts into colorless mana when the hate is done. Competitive Commander lists rarely need it because faster, more targeted hate exists, but casual and mid-power tables find real value in the flexibility. In Modern and Legacy, dedicated graveyard hate slots go to cards with immediate, repeatable impact — Lantern of the Lost is too slow and too narrow in those high-stakes contexts. Pioneer follows the same logic; one-shot exile on a tapped rock doesn't compete with the format's current hate options. It's a Commander card through and through.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Immortal CoilFractured IdentityLantern of the Lost
Each opponent loses the game
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Lantern of the Lost is deep bulk — cheap enough to toss into any graveyard-adjacent build without a second thought. Bulk artifacts at this price point rarely climb unless a new commander creates a sudden demand spike, so treat it as a throw-in, not a pickup.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Immortal Coil
- Umbris, Fear Manifest
- Fractured Identity
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.