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Archelos, Lagoon Mystic

Archelos, Lagoon Mystic

Legendary Creature — Turtle Shaman

Archelos wants a deck that slows the whole table down with rules everyone must follow. It also works in a deck built around Shaman or Turtles.

  • Mana cost1 genericblackgreenblue
  • Blue, Black, Green ()
  • Power / toughness2 / 4
  • RarityRare

As long as Archelos is tapped, other permanents enter tapped.

As long as Archelos is untapped, other permanents enter untapped.

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Cards That Fit Archelos, Lagoon Mystic

Picked for what they do in Archelos's deck. When two cards do the same job, the one with the lower comes first. All of them fit Archelos's color identity.Mana ValueThe total amount of mana a card costs, all added up. A card costing two generic and one green has a mana value of three. Wizards renamed this from "converted mana cost" in 2021, so older cards and articles may still use the old name.Sol RingOpen the full glossary

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Rulings for Archelos, Lagoon Mystic

explain how Archelos works in tricky situations. They come from Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic.RulingThe official answer to how a card works in a tricky situation. Most rulings are written by Wizards of the Coast, the company that makes Magic, and a few are notes from Scryfall, the card database Magic players use. A ruling explains a card. It does not change what the card says.Open the full glossary

Wizards of the Coast 10 Nov 2020

Archelos's abilities don't apply to itself as it enters the battlefield, nor do they apply to any permanents entering the battlefield at the same time.

Wizards of the Coast 10 Nov 2020

If another replacement effect says that a permanent enters the battlefield tapped while Archelos is untapped, the entering permanent's controller chooses whether the permanent enters tapped or untapped. If a permanent is simply put onto the battlefield tapped without a replacement effect being applied, it always enters untapped if Archelos is untapped.

Wizards of the Coast 10 Nov 2020

If more than one Archelos is on the battlefield, the controller of an entering permanent chooses how to order the replacement effects.

3 rulings, all written by Wizards of the Coast. Read the originals on Gatherer ↗

Similar Commanders

Commanders that share the most with Archelos, and what they share.

Color identityEvery color of mana symbol on a card, in its cost and in its rules text. Your commander's color identity sets the limit for your whole deck: every other card has to fit inside it. A deck led by a green and white commander cannot play a card with any blue in its color identity.Open the full glossaryUBGPlayers write colors as letters: U for blue, B for black, G for green. Blue is U because B was already taken by black.StaxStax decks slow the whole game down with cards that make spells cost more, stop lands from untapping, or limit what players can do each turn. The deck is built so those limits hurt it least. Many groups dislike playing against it, so check with your table first.Open the Stax pageStax/TaxMakes the game more expensive or more restrictive for everyone: taxing spells and attacks, or stopping permanents from untapping. Propaganda, Ghostly Prison. Many groups dislike playing against it, so check what your table expects first.Open the Stax/Tax page