Ancient Tomb (FOIL) - MTG Proxy Zendikar Rising Expedition

Ancient Tomb (FOIL) – MTG Proxy Zendikar Rising Expedition

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Frequently Asked Questions

A proxy card is an easily acquired or home-made substitute for a collectible card. A proxy is used when a collectible card game player does not own a card, and it would be impractical for such purposes to acquire the card.

This usually occurs when a player desires a card that is cost-prohibitive, or is “playtesting” with many possible cards. When doing intensive training for a competitive tournament, it often makes more sense to use proxy cards while figuring out which cards will be brought to the tournament. Another card is substituted and serves the same function during gameplay as the actual card would.

A proxy can also be used in cases where a player owns a very valuable card, but does not wish to damage it by using it in actual play.

Proxy cards can be used in various situations. The rules and restrictions are object of common agreement, or a given policy, and may differ from the above-mentioned “fair play requirements”.

In casual games, the players may agree on a common policy of how to incorporate proxy cards. This allows to play a higher variation of card combinations and strategies, while keeping a limit on the expenses. In tournaments, the organizer may permit a limited number of proxy cards, and define rules about how these cards must look. This policy has become especially popular in games or formats where some vital cards are far too expensive, such as the vintage format inMagic: The Gathering.

For playtesting. Proxy cards allow a player to test new cards, before they decide to actually buy or trade for them. In card prototyping. Card developers in companies like Wizards of the Coast use proxies to playtest their ideas for new cards before they are printed.

Some players create cards based on their own ideas for card themes and mechanics. In this case, however, the term “proxy” may no longer be applicable, as these cannot be considered substitutes for existing objects.

Famous cards that are often proxied are the so-called power nine in Magic: The Gathering, which are considered totally out of balance in gameplay, while being unaffordable for the average player, due to their rarity and enormous price on the secondary market.

The main issue to guarantee fair play in a card game is that all cards in the deck must be indistinguishable for any player who does not view the front side (if card sleeves are used, the term ‘card’ means the sleeve with the card inside).

Ideally, all cards (both original and proxy) should be indistinguishable in the following characteristics to ensure fairness:

Card size and shape, including the typical rounding cut on the edges.

The card’s total weight, its center of gravity and, ideally, the moment of inertia (which implies a homogeneous distribution of mass on the surface).

Overall and local stiffness and elasticity – all cards should behave equally on bending.

Overall and local thickness.

Feel and relief (tactilecharacteristics) of the card, especially elevations and cavities on the surface on both sides.

The image printed on the back side, including its shininess.

Overall and local transparency, when examined with a light from behind.

Besides these physical implications, it should be considered that someone (the players or a judge) will need to control the validity of the cards – which may prove difficult with some of the above points.

What it does
Ancient Tomb is the iconic “Sol land”: a land that taps for two colorless mana right away at the cost of 2 life each time you use it. It doesn’t enter tapped and requires no setup, so it trades life for a burst of tempo on the turns that matter most.

How it plays
Tomb turns slow hands into functional openers. You get to skip rungs on the mana curve—turn‑one mana rocks and cheap engines, turn‑two four‑drops and lock pieces, turn‑three haymakers—while the life loss remains manageable if you’re ending the game quickly or padding life totals elsewhere. Treat your life total like a resource; you don’t need to tap Tomb every turn, just on the turns where it converts into board presence. Tomb is colorless, so ensure you still meet your colored requirements, and be mindful of nonbasic hate like Blood Moon or Back to Basics that can punish greedy manabases.

**Roles & best use cases**
– **Artifact ramp / prison:** Deploy early stax (Trinisphere, Thorn, Sphere effects) or a fast planeswalker to choke opponents on mana.
– **Colorless/Eldrazi shells:** Smooths the jump from three to six+ mana and pairs naturally with Temple of the False God, Eye of Ugin, and big rocks.
– **Combo & midrange engines:** Pays for setup cards (Mystic Forge, The One Ring, Sensei’s Divining Top + Helm combos) without falling behind.
– **Life‑gain shells:** Incidental lifelink/angels/tokens offset the life tax so you can tap Tomb more freely.

**Sequencing tips**
Lead on Tomb when you can fully spend the extra mana that turn. If your hand is heavy on colored costs, save Tomb activations for the pivotal turn instead of bleeding life early. You can also use Tomb at instant speed to pay for abilities on an opponent’s turn—just verify the 2 damage won’t put you dead on the swing‑back.

**Formats & popularity**
A staple across **Commander** and a pillar in **Legacy/Vintage** fast‑mana strategies. It’s banned in Duel Commander. In EDH, you’ll see it from cEDH turbo shells to midrange piles that want to jump the curve.

**Proxy note**
This is a third‑party proxy for casual play and testing. Not tournament legal. ProxyMTG is unaffiliated with Wizards of the Coast.

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