Undercity // The Initiative
Common
Non-foil
Oversized
EN
Released · Illustrated by Ioannis Fiore
- Oversized
What is this worth
Non-foil
$15
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- Retail Cardmarket $12 as of 2026-10-18
- Retail TCGplayer $14.55 as of 2026-10-18
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Non-foil
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30 d
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Oracle text
You can't enter this dungeon unless you "venture into Undercity."
Secret Entrance — Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. (Leads to: Forge, Lost Well)
Forge — Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. (Leads to: Trap!, Arena)
Lost Well — Scry 2. (Leads to: Arena, Stash)
Trap! — Target player loses 5 life. (Leads to: Archives)
Arena — Goad target creature. (Leads to: Archives, Catacombs)
Stash — Create a Treasure token. (Leads to: Catacombs)
Archives — Draw a card. (Leads to: Throne of the Dead Three)
Catacombs — Create a 4/1 black Skeleton creature token with menace. (Leads to: Throne of the Dead Three)
Throne of the Dead Three — Reveal the top ten cards of your library. Put a creature card from among them onto the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on it. It gains hexproof until your next turn. Then shuffle.
//
Whenever one or more creatures a player controls deal combat damage to you, that player takes the initiative.
Whenever you take the initiative and at the beginning of your upkeep, venture into Undercity. (If you're in a dungeon, advance to the next room. If you're not, enter Undercity. You can take the initiative even if you already have it.)
Secret Entrance — Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle. (Leads to: Forge, Lost Well)
Forge — Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature. (Leads to: Trap!, Arena)
Lost Well — Scry 2. (Leads to: Arena, Stash)
Trap! — Target player loses 5 life. (Leads to: Archives)
Arena — Goad target creature. (Leads to: Archives, Catacombs)
Stash — Create a Treasure token. (Leads to: Catacombs)
Archives — Draw a card. (Leads to: Throne of the Dead Three)
Catacombs — Create a 4/1 black Skeleton creature token with menace. (Leads to: Throne of the Dead Three)
Throne of the Dead Three — Reveal the top ten cards of your library. Put a creature card from among them onto the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on it. It gains hexproof until your next turn. Then shuffle.
//
Whenever one or more creatures a player controls deal combat damage to you, that player takes the initiative.
Whenever you take the initiative and at the beginning of your upkeep, venture into Undercity. (If you're in a dungeon, advance to the next room. If you're not, enter Undercity. You can take the initiative even if you already have it.)
Legalities
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Standard
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Pioneer
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Modern
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Legacy
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Vintage
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Pauper
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Premodern
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Old School
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Future
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Commander
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Duel Commander
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Oathbreaker
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PreDH
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Brawl
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Standard Brawl
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Historic
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Timeless
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Alchemy
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Gladiator
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Penny Dreadful
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tlr
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competitivebrawl
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Identifiers and data
- Scryfall id
- d34a7671-3c47-4172-ace5-a77e6633c1e9
- Oracle id
- 36b61021-72f0-4c22-a41d-9b2f093d7ca8
- TCGplayer id
- 276335
- Cardmarket id
- 663127
- Set code
- OCLB
- Collector number
- 20
- Layout
- double_faced_token
- Frame
- 2015
- Border
- black
- Frame effects
- inverted
- Booster
- No
- Games
- paper
- Story spotlight
- No
- Reserved list
- No