Soul-Guide Lantern
Artifact
When this artifact enters, exile target card from a graveyard.
, Sacrifice this artifact: Exile each opponent's graveyard.
, , Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
Why Play Soul-Guide Lantern
Graveyard hate on a versatile, low-cost artifact makes this an excellent sideboard option against decks relying on recursion, flashback, or graveyard synergies. The flexibility to either surgical strike a single key card or nuke entire graveyards gives you precise control over graveyard-based threats. When graveyard interaction isn't relevant, the card replacement mode ensures it's never a dead draw, making it particularly valuable in maindecks where you need insurance against various strategies.Format Notes
Most impactful in Modern and Pioneer where graveyard strategies like Dredge, Phoenix variants, and Izzet Murktide are prevalent threats requiring hate pieces. The artifact typing makes it harder to counter than traditional graveyard hate spells, and its colorless nature fits into any deck's manabase. Commander sees moderate play as budget graveyard interaction, though more permanent solutions are often preferred in multiplayer games.Combos & Synergies
Artifact synergies with cards like Urza, Lord High Artificer and Emry, Lurker of the Loch can generate additional value from the cheap artifact body. Metalcraft decks appreciate the artifact count, while Tameshi, Reality Architect can repeatedly return and reuse the lantern for ongoing graveyard control. The card draw mode pairs well with artifact cost reducers and decks looking to chain cheap artifacts for value engines.Featured in These Decks
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