The Eternity Elevator
Legendary Artifact — Spacecraft
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Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Spacecraft. Station only as a sorcery.)
20+ | : Add X mana of any one color, where X is the number of charge counters on The Eternity Elevator.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Edge of Eternities
- Price
- $2.18
- EDHREC rank
- #2151
The Eternity Elevator lands as a repeatable untap engine disguised as an artifact — the real cost is finding the shell that breaks it, but once you do, the value compounds fast. Voltaic Key already shows how much untap effects are worth; The Eternity Elevator scales that concept into a permanent that Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought decks treat as a core piece.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought
Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought appears in 79% of lists for a reason — The Eternity Elevator's untap loop directly fuels Dawnsire's tap-based ability, turning each activation into two activations for the price of one.
Inspirit, Flagship Vessel
Inspirit, Flagship Vessel runs The Eternity Elevator in 38% of builds because the Flagship's crew and tap synergies benefit enormously from cheap, repeatable untap access.
Sami, Wildcat Captain
Sami, Wildcat Captain reaches for The Eternity Elevator to double up on tapping effects, squeezing extra value from every activated ability in the 99.
Kilo, Apogee Mind
Kilo, Apogee Mind slots The Eternity Elevator into a spell-slinging framework where artifact-based mana generation and untap loops accelerate the storm count.
Ovika, Enigma Goliath
Ovika, Enigma Goliath uses The Eternity Elevator as part of the artifact mana infrastructure that feeds its token-generating triggers during high-spell-count turns.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where The Eternity Elevator earns its keep — 100-card singleton means the untap effect is unique in the 99, and tap-heavy commanders lean on it hard. In competitive non-rotating formats like Legacy and Vintage, the card faces stiff competition from faster untap effects and sees minimal play. Modern and Pioneer are similar: the effect is real but the speed and combo density of those formats leave little room for a three-drop artifact that needs a supporting cast. Standard is the wild card — if tap-based creature or artifact synergies are in the environment, The Eternity Elevator can carve out a role, though it hasn't proven dominant there yet.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Voltaic KeyRings of BrighthearthThe Eternity Elevator
Infinite colored mana; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite untap of artifacts you control
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Filigree SagesThe Eternity Elevator
Infinite colored mana; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite untap of artifacts you control
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Voltaic ConstructKarn, the Great CreatorThe Eternity Elevator
Infinite colored mana; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite untap of artifact creatures you control
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The Eternity ElevatorChrome DomeManifold Key
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite copies of artifacts you control with haste; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers
View on Commander Spellbook ↗The Eternity ElevatorChrome DomeVoltaic Key
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite copies of artifacts you control with haste; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Current price
$2.18 cheap tier
At $2.18, The Eternity Elevator sits in the cheap tier — low enough to slot into any budget build without a second thought. Given its high inclusion rate in Dawnsire lists and growing cross-archetype presence, that price feels like it undervalues the card's actual utility.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.