Hidden Volcano
Mana Cost: -
Type: Land — Cave
Oracle Text:
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R}.
{4}{R}, {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: €0.07
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Character Background
Hidden Volcano is a late‑game red value land that trades early tempo for big once‑or‑repeated payoff: evocative of a sealed magma chamber in the Lost Caverns of Ixalan, it sits quiet until you blow it open. It enters tapped and taps for {R}, but for {4}{R}, {T}, sacrifice it you Discover 4 — exile cards until you hit a nonland with mana value 4 or less and cast it for free or put it into your hand. This design best supports value and midrange builds (or toolbox combo shells) that want occasional free game‑changing spells rather than swift aggression; aggro dislikes the tapped entry and high activation cost. Deckbuilding tip: pack a high density of impactful 1–4 CMC spells and consider recursion to reuse the land, e.g. Crucible of Worlds or Ramunap Excavator to replay Hidden Volcano after sacrifice, or fetchlands to thin and smooth draws. It also plays well in Rakdos/mono‑red lists seeking supplemental card advantage; treat it as a late‑game tutor engine, not primary ramp.
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