Urza's Cave — Magic: The Gathering card

Urza's Cave

Land — Urza's Cave

{T}: Add {C}.

{3}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.

*No matter how deep Urza delved, he couldn't escape his regrets.*

Set Modern Horizons 3
Rarity Uncommon
Mana Value 0
Artist Mark Poole
Collector # 234
Scryfall

Why Play Urza's Cave

Decks that struggle with mana fixing or need reliable access to specific lands benefit most from this colorless utility land. The sacrifice ability provides valuable late-game flexibility, allowing you to tutor for utility lands like Boseiju, Who Endures or fetch missing colors in multicolor builds. Works best in slower, controlling strategies or ramp decks that can afford the three-mana investment and temporary mana loss from sacrificing a land.

Format Notes

Most impactful in Commander where the singleton nature makes land tutoring especially valuable and games naturally run longer. Modern and Legacy decks occasionally include it as a one-of in land-heavy strategies or as utility in decks running cards like Life from the Loam. The card lacks the immediate impact needed for competitive play but provides solid value in casual multiplayer formats where incremental advantages matter more.

Combos & Synergies

Life from the Loam creates a powerful engine, allowing you to repeatedly sacrifice Urza's Cave for land tutoring while getting it back to your hand. Crucible of Worlds serves a similar role, letting you replay the Cave from your graveyard for repeated activations. Azusa, Lost but Seeking and other extra-land-drop effects help offset the tempo loss from sacrificing lands while accelerating toward the three-mana activation cost.

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