The 2011 Masters Edition IV foil version of Cyclopean Tomb (ME4 #195), a rare Artifact card from Magic: The Gathering featuring Anson Maddocks' design.
Cyclopean Tomb
2011 • Magic: The Gathering • Masters Edition IV
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Cyclopean Tomb stands as a distinct Artifact in the Magic: The Gathering trading card game, originally released as card number 195 in the 2011 Masters Edition IV set. This foil variant, illustrated by Anson Maddocks, carries the Rare rarity designation and features a mana cost of {4}. The card's gameplay centers on a strategic ability: by paying {2} and tapping, players can place a mire counter on a non-Swamp land, temporarily converting it into a Swamp during their upkeep. This mechanic offers flexible resource management, allowing players to adapt their land base dynamically during matches. When the artifact enters the graveyard, a persistent effect triggers, gradually removing mire counters from affected lands in subsequent upkeeps, adding a layer of long-term strategic depth. The combination of the iconic card name, the premium foil treatment, and its role in artifact-heavy strategies makes it a sought-after piece for completing the ME4 collection or building specialized decks. Enthusiasts appreciate how this card bridges nostalgic gameplay with the visual appeal of foil printing, ensuring its place in modern trading card collections.
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Cyclopean Tomb
Game
Magic: The Gathering
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Rare
Anson Maddocks
Card Stock
English
Foil
{4}
Artifact
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{2}, {T}: Put a mire counter on target non-Swamp land. That land is a Swamp for as long as it has a mire counter on it. Activate only during your upkeep. When this artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, at the beginning of each of your upkeeps for the rest of the game, remove all mire counters from a land that a mire counter was put onto with this artifact but that a mire counter has not been removed from with this artifact.