Bottomless Pit
Bottomless Pit: Enchantment, Stronghold. At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player discards a card at random. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}{B}{B}
- Mana value
- 3
- Type
- Enchantment
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Set
- Stronghold (STH)
- Released
- 1998-03-02
- Collector number
- 51
- Artist
- Kev Walker
- Commander rank
- 5,510 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Bottomless Pit
Bottomless Pit is a Magic: The Gathering card, an uncommon black enchantment from Stronghold (STH), an expansion set released in March 1998. It is collector number 51 in that set, with art by Kev Walker. It costs {1}{B}{B} (one generic and two black mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker and PreDH. It has been printed in 2 sets. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $6.18 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-02).
Card text
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player discards a card at random.
"I'm sure it came with the place. I don't think you build one on purpose." -Gerrard
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $6.18 (as of 2026-11-02).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Bottomless Pit by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Legacy | Legal |
|---|---|
| Vintage | Legal |
| Premodern | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
Other printings of Bottomless Pit
Bottomless Pit has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2775 | Rare | 2026 |
| Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1404 | Rare | 2023 |
Official rulings
One official ruling applies to Bottomless Pit.
- The ability is controlled by the player who controls Bottomless Pit. This means that Bottomless Pit can trigger abilities which trigger off an opponent forcing you to discard.
Similar cards
Other enchantment cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.