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Back to Basics

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2.95 Tixes
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18.99
@CardKingdom

15
@TCGplayer

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UMA

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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): 1629
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Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 23
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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

2.95 Tixes
@CardHoarder

18.99
@CardKingdom

15
@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.

Top64 (2 - 4) 33%	deck By rodeo	BO3	MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12635865	27%	01-May -2024	$1285 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By Velgrim	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	39%	01-May -2024	$1221 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By IM_A_POTATO	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	35%	01-May -2024	$2096 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By J.A.Eliso	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	29%	30-Apr -2024	$2135 ---
Other	Bant 2 Basics 4-30-2... By lord_beerus187	BO3	Streamed Deck	44%	30-Apr -2024	$1706 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By NeilB4Me	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	16%	29-Apr -2024	$1659 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By newbrak	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	27%	29-Apr -2024	$1278 ---
Top8 (3 - 1) 75%	deck By PintuMtg	BO3	MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12633776	27%	29-Apr -2024	$1278 ---
1st	Stiflenought By Nguyen Michael	BO3	HARERUYA - Daily Tournaments	78%	29-Apr -2024	$2201 ---
Top8	Stiflenought By Mike Kravitz	BO3	Southern California Premodern Monthly #14 (Knight Ware)	26%	28-Apr -2024	$858 ---
2nd	Mono U Stiflenought By Andera Vasen	BO3	Best Event each Month!!! @ Countdown Spielewelt (Landsberg a...	20%	28-Apr -2024	$1140 ---
1st	Stiflenought By Nguyen Michael	BO3	《Mox Opal》Scramble Legacy (Sannomiya, Japan)	78%	28-Apr -2024	$2201 ---
Top16 (2 - 3) 40%	Dimir Ninjas By swimmy	BO3	第2回　おうちでレガシーチャンピオンシップ / Legac...	21%	27-Apr -2024	$1602 ---
Top4	Jeskai Stoneforge By Mizukami Atsush...	BO3	"Vaisravana of Legacy" Championship (Mito, Japan)	36%	27-Apr -2024	$1271 ---
Top4	Ub Rescaminator By Michael Dirckx	BO3	FNM @ Demo-Spel (Leuven, Belgium)	46%	26-Apr -2024	$1370 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By xkawaiiwestx	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	27%	25-Apr -2024	$1360 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By javmel81	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	7%	23-Apr -2024	$1504 ---
1st	青黒リアニ... By Uchikawa Ryouta...	BO3	HARERUYA - Daily Tournaments	39%	22-Apr -2024	$1749 ---
Top32 (5 - 2 - 1) 62%	Jeskai Control By Kjartan88	BO3	NRG Series $5,000 Trial - Minneapolis, Minnesota (Legacy) @...	9%	21-Apr -2024	$1548 ---
Top64 (5 - 3) 62%	Mono-Blue Combo By QuaC	BO3	NRG Series $5,000 Trial - Minneapolis, Minnesota (Legacy) @...	36%	21-Apr -2024	$1493 ---

Top64 (2 - 4) 33% X BO3	deck By rodeo MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12635865	01-May SINGULARITY: 27% $1285 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By Velgrim MTGO Legacy League #8067	01-May SINGULARITY: 39% $1221 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By IM_A_POTATO MTGO Legacy League #8067	01-May SINGULARITY: 35% $2096 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By J.A.Eliso MTGO Legacy League #8067	30-Apr SINGULARITY: 29% $2135 ---
Other X BO3	Bant 2 Basics 4-30-2... By lord_beerus187 Streamed Deck	30-Apr SINGULARITY: 44% $1706 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By NeilB4Me MTGO Legacy League #8067	29-Apr SINGULARITY: 16% $1659 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By newbrak MTGO Legacy League #8067	29-Apr SINGULARITY: 27% $1278 ---
Top8 (3 - 1) 75% X BO3	deck By PintuMtg MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12633776	29-Apr SINGULARITY: 27% $1278 ---
1st X BO3	Stiflenought By Nguyen Michael HARERUYA - Daily Tournaments	29-Apr SINGULARITY: 78% $2201 ---
Top8 X BO3	Stiflenought By Mike Kravitz Southern California Premodern Monthly #14 (Knight Ware)	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 26% $858 ---
2nd X BO3	Mono U Stiflenought By Andera Vasen Best Event each Month!!! @ Countdown Spielewelt (Landsberg a...	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 20% $1140 ---
1st X BO3	Stiflenought By Nguyen Michael 《Mox Opal》Scramble Legacy (Sannomiya, Japan)	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 78% $2201 ---
Top16 (2 - 3) 40% X BO3	Dimir Ninjas By swimmy 第2回　おうちでレガシーチャンピオンシップ / Legac...	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 21% $1602 ---
Top4 X BO3	Jeskai Stoneforge By Mizukami Atsush... "Vaisravana of Legacy" Championship (Mito, Japan)	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 36% $1271 ---
Top4 X BO3	Ub Rescaminator By Michael Dirckx FNM @ Demo-Spel (Leuven, Belgium)	26-Apr SINGULARITY: 46% $1370 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By xkawaiiwestx MTGO Legacy League #8067	25-Apr SINGULARITY: 27% $1360 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By javmel81 MTGO Legacy League #8067	23-Apr SINGULARITY: 7% $1504 ---
1st X BO3	青黒リアニ... By Uchikawa Ryouta... HARERUYA - Daily Tournaments	22-Apr SINGULARITY: 39% $1749 ---
Top32 (5 - 2 - 1) 62% X BO3	Jeskai Control By Kjartan88 NRG Series $5,000 Trial - Minneapolis, Minnesota (Legacy) @...	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 9% $1548 ---
Top64 (5 - 3) 62% X BO3	Mono-Blue Combo By QuaC NRG Series $5,000 Trial - Minneapolis, Minnesota (Legacy) @...	21-Apr SINGULARITY: 36% $1493 ---

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	65	$1435 $216
Legacy Stiflenought	30	$1718 $314
Legacy Ninjas	26	$1308 $317
Legacy Reanimator	20	$1979 $458
Legacy Bant Beanstalk	7	$1240 $222
Legacy Merfolk	5	$703 $238
Legacy Dressnought	5	$1754 $356
Legacy Enchantress	3	$1873 $132
Legacy Esper Stoneblade	3	$1674 $315
Legacy Mono Blue Narset	3	$1240 $333

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Premodern archetypes playing Back to Basics

	Name	Decks	Price
	Premodern Psychatog	13	$491 $87
	Premodern Stiflenought	5	$853 $124

(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: 📊 2.95 tixes
Tcgplayer: 📊 $15
Cardkingdom: 📊 $18.99

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 1629 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: 2024-05-01