Azor's Gateway // Sanctum of the Sun

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Azor's Gateway // Sanctum of the Sun: Legendary Artifact, Rivals of Ixalan. 1, Tap: Draw a card, then exile a card from your hand. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{2}
Mana value
2
Type
Legendary Artifact
Colour identity
Colourless
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Rivals of Ixalan (RIX)
Released
2018-01-19
Collector number
176
Artist
Yeong-Hao Han
Commander rank
8,485 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Transform

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About Azor's Gateway // Sanctum of the Sun

Azor's Gateway // Sanctum of the Sun is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare colourless legendary artifact from Rivals of Ixalan (RIX), an expansion set released in January 2018. It is collector number 176 in that set, with art by Yeong-Hao Han. It costs {2} (two generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 2. It has no colour identity. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Rivals of Ixalan (2018) to The List (2020). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $2.62 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

{1}, {T}: Draw a card, then exile a card from your hand. If cards with five or more different mana values are exiled with Azor's Gateway, you gain 5 life, untap Azor's Gateway, and transform it.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $2.62 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Azor's Gateway // Sanctum of the Sun by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Azor's Gateway // Sanctum of the Sun

Azor's Gateway // Sanctum of the Sun has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
The List (PLST) #RIX-176Mythic2023
Rivals of Ixalan Promos (PRIX) #176sMythic2018

Official rulings

Five official rulings apply to Azor's Gateway // Sanctum of the Sun, newest first.

  • If a card in exile has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
  • The mana value of a split card, such as a card with aftermath from the Amonkhet block, is based on the combined mana cost of its two halves. A split card doesn't have two mana values.
  • If an object has no mana cost, its mana value is 0. A mana value of 0 can still help unlock Azor's Gateway.
  • The ability of Sanctum of the Sun is a mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
  • The cards you exile from your hand are exiled face up.

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