Naked Singularity
Naked Singularity: Artifact, Ice Age. Cumulative upkeep 3 If tapped for mana, Plains produce R, Islands produce G, Swamps Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {5}
- Mana value
- 5
- Type
- Artifact
- Colour identity
- White, blue, black, red and green (WUBRG)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Ice Age (ICE)
- Released
- 1995-06-03
- Collector number
- 330
- Artist
- Mark Tedin
- Keywords
- Cumulative upkeep
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About Naked Singularity
Naked Singularity is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare white, blue, black, red and green artifact from Ice Age (ICE), an expansion set released in June 1995. It is collector number 330 in that set, with art by Mark Tedin. It costs {5} (five generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. Its colour identity is white, blue, black, red and green. It is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Premodern, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 2 sets, from Ice Age (1995) to Masters Edition IV (2011). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.83 (normal finish, as of 2026-10-23).
Card text
Cumulative upkeep {3} (At the beginning of your upkeep, put an age counter on this permanent, then sacrifice it unless you pay its upkeep cost for each age counter on it.)
If tapped for mana, Plains produce {R}, Islands produce {G}, Swamps produce {W}, Mountains produce {U}, and Forests produce {B} instead of any other type.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.83 (as of 2026-10-23).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Naked Singularity 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 |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Naked Singularity
Naked Singularity has been printed in 2 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Edition IV (ME4) #216 | Rare | 2011 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Naked Singularity, newest first.
- If a land has more than one basic land type, the player tapping the land for mana can choose to produce mana of either color. But if it produces more than one mana, all mana is of the same color.
- The ability generates a replacement effect.
- If a player uses a text-changing effect to make a land type be listed as producing two different colors, the player tapping the land for mana can choose to produce mana of either color. But if it produces more than one mana, all mana is of the same color.
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