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2.87 Tixes
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17.99
@CardKingdom

15.05
@TCGplayer

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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Rare
Number: #62
Illustrator: Andrew Robinson
Edition: Urza's Saga

Back to Basics is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Timeless

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 1634
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Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 25
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Versions: This card has 2 different prints

Rules & flavor text

Nonbasic lands don't untap during their controllers' untap steps.
"A ruler wears a crown while the rest of us wear hats, but which would you rather have when it's raining?" —Barrin, *Principia*

Related Tags

Enchantment Blue

Price

2.87 Tixes
@CardHoarder

17.99
@CardKingdom

15.05
@TCGplayer

Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Latest decks playing Back to Basics

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Back to Basics available on MTG decks website.

1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By javmel81	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	9%	23-Apr -2024	$1499 ---
Top8	Stiflenaught By XTonyx Wallace	BO3	Portland Monthly Premodern Paper Magic Afternoons (PMPMPMPM#...	28%	21-Apr -2024	$869 ---
2nd	Stiflenought By Giulio Trapani	BO3	Arcana Fest Milano (Premodern)	28%	21-Apr -2024	$883 ---
Top4	Jeskai Control By Alessandro Magr...	BO3	Law League #7	12%	21-Apr -2024	$1552 ---
2nd	Jeskay Control By Claudio Sigillò...	BO3	S3_tourn_7 Online @ NiceTopdeLeague	13%	21-Apr -2024	$1511 ---
Top64 (5 - 3) 62%	Mono-Blue Combo By QuaC	BO3	NRG Series $5,000 Trial - Minneapolis, Minnesota (Legacy) @...	35%	21-Apr -2024	$1509 ---
Top32 (5 - 2 - 1) 62%	Jeskai Control By Kjartan88	BO3	NRG Series $5,000 Trial - Minneapolis, Minnesota (Legacy) @...	10%	21-Apr -2024	$1539 ---
Top64 (1 - 3) 25%	Jeskai Control By Dominic Lagorio	BO3	MXPSF 4/21/24 - Legacy 3k 10:00 @Laughing Dragon MTG	29%	21-Apr -2024	$2238 ---
Top4 (6 - 1 - 1) 75%	Dimir Ninjas By kleesta	BO3	MXPSF 4/21/24 - Legacy 3k 10:00 @Laughing Dragon MTG	30%	21-Apr -2024	$1061 ---
Top16 (3 - 2) 60%	Esper Control By Diego Nunes	BO3	Eternal Challenge 24 @Eternal Challenge	21%	21-Apr -2024	$2050 ---
Top4 (2 - 1) 66%	Dimir Ninjas By swimmy	BO3	第106回　マッサンのなんでも放送局　おうちでレガシー /...	21%	20-Apr -2024	$1633 ---
Top8 (4 - 3) 57%	deck By wutup	BO3	MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12631017	1%	20-Apr -2024	$1212 ---
Top64 (2 - 5) 28%	Urza, Lord High Arti... By Ian		SaltFest $10K Main Event	Not available	20-Apr -2024	$3930 ---
Top16 (2 - 1) 66%	Dimir Ninjas By Dalton Mekis	BO3	MXPSF Legacy Challenge @Laughing Dragon MTG	30%	19-Apr -2024	$1089 ---
Top64 (1 - 2) 33%	Jeskai Control By Dominic Lagorio	BO3	MXPSF Legacy Challenge @Laughing Dragon MTG	37%	19-Apr -2024	$2205 ---
Top16 (1 - 2) 33%	deck By medvedev	BO3	MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12630996	79%	18-Apr -2024	$1880 ---
Other	Commander - Urza LHA... By PerriPerriSauce		Social media	Not available	18-Apr -2024	$732 ---
Other	Talrand: Mono-Blue C... By LordSudorg		Social media	Not available	17-Apr -2024	$226 ---
Top64 (1 - 1) 50%	deck By medvedev	BO3	MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12630981	79%	17-Apr -2024	$1821 ---
1st	Ninja's By Koen	BO3	NMG Tuesday night weekly @ Near Mint Gaming (Steenwijk, The ...	33%	16-Apr -2024	$1099 ---

1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By javmel81 MTGO Legacy League #8067	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 9% $1499 ---
Top8 X BO3	Stiflenaught By XTonyx Wallace Portland Monthly Premodern Paper Magic Afternoons (PMPMPMPM#...	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 28% $869 ---
2nd X BO3	Stiflenought By Giulio Trapani Arcana Fest Milano (Premodern)	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 28% $883 ---
Top4 X BO3	Jeskai Control By Alessandro Magr... Law League #7	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 12% $1552 ---
2nd X BO3	Jeskay Control By Claudio Sigillò... S3_tourn_7 Online @ NiceTopdeLeague	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 13% $1511 ---
Top64 (5 - 3) 62% X BO3	Mono-Blue Combo By QuaC NRG Series $5,000 Trial - Minneapolis, Minnesota (Legacy) @...	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 35% $1509 ---
Top32 (5 - 2 - 1) 62% X BO3	Jeskai Control By Kjartan88 NRG Series $5,000 Trial - Minneapolis, Minnesota (Legacy) @...	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 10% $1539 ---
Top64 (1 - 3) 25% X BO3	Jeskai Control By Dominic Lagorio MXPSF 4/21/24 - Legacy 3k 10:00 @Laughing Dragon MTG	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 29% $2238 ---
Top4 (6 - 1 - 1) 75% X BO3	Dimir Ninjas By kleesta MXPSF 4/21/24 - Legacy 3k 10:00 @Laughing Dragon MTG	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 30% $1061 ---
Top16 (3 - 2) 60% X BO3	Esper Control By Diego Nunes Eternal Challenge 24 @Eternal Challenge	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 21% $2050 ---
Top4 (2 - 1) 66% X BO3	Dimir Ninjas By swimmy 第106回　マッサンのなんでも放送局　おうちでレガシー /...	20-Apr SINGULARITY: 21% $1633 ---
Top8 (4 - 3) 57% X BO3	deck By wutup MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12631017	20-Apr SINGULARITY: 1% $1212 ---
Top64 (2 - 5) 28% X	Urza, Lord High Arti... By Ian SaltFest $10K Main Event	20-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $3930 ---
Top16 (2 - 1) 66% X BO3	Dimir Ninjas By Dalton Mekis MXPSF Legacy Challenge @Laughing Dragon MTG	19-Apr SINGULARITY: 30% $1089 ---
Top64 (1 - 2) 33% X BO3	Jeskai Control By Dominic Lagorio MXPSF Legacy Challenge @Laughing Dragon MTG	19-Apr SINGULARITY: 37% $2205 ---
Top16 (1 - 2) 33% X BO3	deck By medvedev MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12630996	18-Apr SINGULARITY: 79% $1880 ---
Other X	Commander - Urza LHA... By PerriPerriSauce Social media	18-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $732 ---
Other X	Talrand: Mono-Blue C... By LordSudorg Social media	17-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $226 ---
Top64 (1 - 1) 50% X BO3	deck By medvedev MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12630981	17-Apr SINGULARITY: 79% $1821 ---
1st X BO3	Ninja's By Koen NMG Tuesday night weekly @ Near Mint Gaming (Steenwijk, The ...	16-Apr SINGULARITY: 33% $1099 ---

Recent archetypes playing Back to Basics

A list of archetypes playing Back to Basics by format in the last 90 days according to our MTG decks database.

Legacy
Premodern

Legacy archetypes playing Back to Basics

Name	Decks	Price
Legacy UWx Control	71	$1423 $213
Legacy Stiflenought	25	$1760 $307
Legacy Ninjas	25	$1287 $321
Legacy Reanimator	18	$2018 $474
Legacy Bant Beanstalk	7	$1234 $216
Legacy Merfolk	5	$699 $226
Legacy Dressnought	5	$1769 $343
Legacy Enchantress	3	$1896 $126
Legacy Esper Stoneblade	3	$1663 $315
Legacy Mono Blue Narset	3	$1216 $343

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Premodern archetypes playing Back to Basics

	Name	Decks	Price
	Premodern Psychatog	13	$495 $88
	Premodern Stiflenought	4	$876 $125

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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Back to Basics quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Back to Basics?

Back to Basics has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Back to Basics current price?

The current price is:

Cardhoarder: 📊 2.87 tixes
Tcgplayer: 📊 $15.05
Cardkingdom: 📊 $17.99

Get the decklists and historic pricing charts in our site ☝️

In which formats is Back to Basics played?

It is currently being played in the last year in Legacy, and Premodern Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing Back to Basics?

The top 3 archetypes using Back to Basics are:

Legacy UWx Control
Legacy Stiflenought
Legacy Ninjas
Premodern Psychatog
Premodern Stiflenought

Get all the archetypes and decklists in our site ☝️

Back to Basics in the current metagame

Back to Basics has been played in more than 1634 decks in the last year . It is currently being played in Legacy, and Premodern, mainly in the following archetypes: UWx Control, Stiflenought, and Ninjas in Legacy. Psychatog, and Stiflenought in Premodern.

Last update: 2024-04-26