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Caves of Koilos
Ninth Edition · Rare · Illustrated by Jim Nelson · 2005
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Daily NM closing price · TCGplayer
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| Condition | Price | vs NM | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NM | $2.71 | 100% | Scryfall |
| LP | $2.36 | 87% | - |
| MP | $1.98 | 73% | - |
| HP | $1.57 | 58% | - |
| DMG | $1.11 | 41% | - |
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♛EDHREC rank #125 - highly played in commander
⚔Multi-format staple - legal in Modern, Legacy, and Vintage
Lore & Trivia
Card Lore
Caves of Koilos is a mountainous location in Dominaria that housed a permanent planar portal between Dominaria and Phyrexia, serving as a crucial nexus during the Thran Empire, the Brothers' War, and the Phyrexian Invasion. This site was instrumental in key events involving planeswalkers Urza and Mishra, and later became the entry point for the demon Gix into Dominaria.
Located in the Terisian Isles at the connection of the Sardian Mountains and Kher RidgesBuilt by planeswalker Dyfed as a permanent portal to Phyrexia, closeable with two powerstone halvesDuring the Thran era, called the Caves of the Damned and inhabited by the Untouchables, victims of PhthisisUrza and Mishra discovered a large powerstone here, splitting it into the Mightstone and WeakstoneGix used the caves to invade Dominaria after manipulating the Brotherhood of Gix monks
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💡 In prerevisionist sources, Urza named the place 'koilos', the High Argivian word for 'secret'. This was later repeated by Xantcha to Ratepe. However, Vault of Whispers flavor text implies the location was already called Koilos during the Thran period.
💡 The name is likely borrowed from or inspired by Ancient Greek koilos, meaning 'hollow' or 'concave'.
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Jim Nelson
Ninth Edition · #320 · 2005
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