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Ancient Ziggurat, art by John Avon
Art by John Avon · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
Selected printing · USD
$2.48
checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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Ancient Ziggurat

Land

{T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell.

Rulings (2)

Feb 1, 2009 · Mana produced by Ancient Ziggurat can be spent on any part of a creature spell's total cost. This includes additional costs (such as kicker) and alternative costs (such as evoke or Worldheart Phoenix's alternative cost).

Feb 1, 2009 · Mana produced by Ancient Ziggurat can't be spent on activated abilities that put a creature card directly onto the battlefield, such as unearth or ninjutsu.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype · Modern

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=3 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
4-Color EnergyModern33.3%3
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

Ancient Ziggurat — price trend

Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfallcasthaven.com

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