Tower of Eons
Artifact
, 
: You gain 10 life.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mirrodin
- Price
- $0.32
- EDHREC rank
- #23510
Tower of Eons gains you 10 life for 8 mana — a full activation costs nine total resources for an effect that doesn't affect the board, replace itself, or advance a win condition. It belongs in decks that convert life totals into something real, and nowhere else.
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 |
Tower of Eons is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but the competitive formats ignore it entirely — 8 mana for a life gain artifact that doesn't win the game on the spot is nowhere near Legacy or Modern viability. Commander is the only realistic home, and even there the card is niche: it needs a deck that turns raw life total into a resource, because 10 life with no attached card draw or board effect is too slow and too expensive for a generic slot. Oathbreaker is the one fringe case where a lifegain-themed signature spell could make Tower of Eons a repeatable engine piece, but the format's faster pace cuts against a nine-mana activation loop.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.32 bulk tier
At $0.32, Tower of Eons is deep bulk — a throw-in card that costs nothing to try in a lifegain build. There's no meaningful demand pressure to push that price higher, so treat it as a low-stakes experiment rather than a hold.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.