Hidden Cataract
Mana Cost: -
Type: Land — Cave
Oracle Text:
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {U}.
{4}{U}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Discover 4. Activate only as a sorcery. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 4 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
Power/Toughness: -/-
Rarity: common
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
Price ( USD): $0.18
USD: $0.18 · EUR: €0.06
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Character Background
Hidden Cataract reads like a slow but reliable blue toolbox: as a tapped {U} land it provides early mana but its real value is the {4}{U}, {T}, sacrifice ability that "Discovers 4"—a five‑mana dig that exiles until you hit a nonland with mana value four or less and lets you cast it for free. The name and setting evoke a secret cavernous spring that yields singular, useful spells rather than raw tempo, which fits the card’s one‑shot treasure‑finding feel. That effect best supports value and control game plans (and midrange lists that want late‑game card quality), not aggro; it’s a late‑game answer‑finder or curve‑topper rather than early pressure. Build around a low average converted mana cost and plenty of one‑to‑four mana interaction—counterspells, bounce, tempo creatures—so the cataract reliably hits useful answers. Pair it with top‑deck manipulation (Preordain/Brainstorm/Ponder, scry effects) and include ways to reach five mana comfortably (ramp artifacts or ritual effects) so you can activate it without falling behind.
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