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City of Brass, art by Mark Tedin
Art by Mark Tedin · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
Selected printing · USD
$789.99
checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
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City of Brass

Land

Whenever this land becomes tapped, it deals 1 damage to you. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Rulings (3)

Oct 4, 2004 · On the other hand, you can tap City of Brass, put its triggered ability on the stack, and then respond to that ability by casting an instant or activating an ability using that mana. In that case, the instant spell or activated ability will resolve first.

Oct 4, 2004 · The first ability triggers no matter how the land becomes tapped.

Oct 4, 2004 · If you tap City of Brass while you are casting a spell or activating an ability, its ability will trigger and wait. When you finish casting that spell or activating that ability, City of Brass's triggered ability is put on the stack on top of it. City of Brass's ability will resolve first.

LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernLegal
cEDHLegal

Where it’s played now

Inclusion by archetype

% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=55 decks
ArchetypeFormatInclusionCopiesDecks (n)
Kinnan, Bonder ProdigycEDH100%14
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus / Tymna the WeavercEDH100%13
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker / Rograkh, Son of RohgahhcEDH100%6
Jund SurvivalPremodern100%2–4×6
4-Color SurvivalPremodern100%1–4×4
Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator / Vial Smasher the FiercecEDH100%4
Simic SurvivalPremodern100%1–3×4
Sisay, Weatherlight CaptaincEDH100%4
Data as of Jun 14, 2026 · MTGO + papercasthaven.com

Price

City of Brass — price trend

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

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