Hidden Cataract

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Hidden Cataract: Land - Cave, The Lost Caverns of Ixalan. This land enters tapped. Tap: Add U. 4U, Tap, Sacrifice this land: Discover 4. On Mana Grove.

Mana value
0
Type
Land - Cave
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Rarity
Common
Set
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI)
Released
2023-11-17
Collector number
273
Artist
Josu Solano
Commander rank
5,077 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Discover

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About Hidden Cataract

Hidden Cataract is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common colourless land from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (LCI), an expansion set released in November 2023. It is collector number 273 in that set, with art by Josu Solano. As a land, it has no mana cost. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 2 sets, from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan (2023) to Modern Horizons 3 Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.19 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-11).

Card text

This land enters tapped.

{T}: Add {U}.

{4}{U}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Discover 4. Activate only as a sorcery. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 4 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.19 (as of 2026-11-11).

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

Format legality

Legality of Hidden Cataract by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

StandardLegal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other printings of Hidden Cataract

Hidden Cataract has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #348Common2024

Official rulings

The 8 most recent official rulings for Hidden Cataract, newest first.

  • You exile the cards face up. All players will be able to see them.
  • When you discover, you must exile cards. The only optional part of the ability is whether you cast the exiled card or put it into your hand.
  • The mana value of a split card is determined by the combined mana cost of its two halves. If discover allows you to cast a split card, you may cast either half (as long as its mana value is less than or equal to the effect's discover value) but not both halves.
  • If you cast a spell "without paying its mana cost", you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs. You can, however, pay additional costs. If the spell has any mandatory additional costs, you must pay those to cast it.
  • Some spells and abilities that cause you to discover may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve and you won't discover.
  • If you can't cast the discovered card (perhaps because there are no legal targets for the spell), you'll put it into your hand.
  • If the discovered card has {X} in its mana cost, you must choose 0 as the value of X when casting it without paying its mana cost.
  • A spell's mana value is determined only by its mana cost. Ignore any alternative costs, additional costs, cost increases, or cost reductions.

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