First printed in Limited Edition Alpha (1993)
All 16 prints
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Vintage Championship (OVNT) #2023NA, 2023
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Vintage Championship (OVNT) #2023A, 2023
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Vintage Championship (OVNT) #2023EU, 2023
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30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #228, 2022
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30th Anniversary Edition (30A) #525, 2022
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Alchemy: Dominaria (YDMU) #35, 2022 (digital)
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Vintage Championship (OVNT) #2017NA, 2017
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Magic Online Promos (PRM) #46932, 2014 (digital)
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Vintage Masters (VMA) #4, 2014 (digital)
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Vintage Championship (OVNT) #2003, 2003
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Oversized 90's Promos (O90P) #2, 1996
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Collectors' Edition (CED) #233, 1993
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Intl. Collectors' Edition (CEI) #233, 1993
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Unlimited Edition (2ED) #233, 1993
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Limited Edition Beta (LEB) #233, 1993
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Limited Edition Alpha (LEA) #232, 1993
Black Lotus 
Artifact
, Sacrifice this artifact: Add three mana of any one color.
In the last 30 days 89.7% of Vintage decks played it (393 of 438). Most played in Tinker Vault.
Staple
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Vintage staples:
main deck, 86% of decks (#2)
Colorless, Artifacts, Ramp
Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.
Combos
33 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Black Lotus + Displacer Kitten + Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Hit It!
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Black Lotus + Displacer Kitten + Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Samut, Hazoret's Champion
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Black Lotus + Scrap Trawler + Spawning Pit + Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite artifact ETB…: Black Lotus + Hammerhead, Maggia Boss + Scrap Trawler + Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite artifact ETB…: Black Lotus + Grimgrin, Corpse-Born + Scrap Trawler + Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Black Lotus + Bloodthrone Vampire + Scrap Trawler + Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
- Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature, Infinite artifact ETB…: Black Lotus + Evereth, Viceroy of Plunder + Scrap Trawler + Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
- Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Black Lotus + Leyline of Singularity + Yomiji, Who Bars the Way
- Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature LTB…: Black Lotus + Displacer Kitten + Emry, Lurker of the Loch + Little Bear
- Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting…: Black Lotus + Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune
Legality
Constructed
- Standard Not legal
- Pioneer Not legal
- Modern Not legal
- Legacy Banned
- Vintage Restricted
- Pauper Not legal
- Future Standard Not legal
- Historic Not legal
- Timeless Not legal
- Alchemy Not legal
- Penny Dreadful Not legal
- Premodern Not legal
- Old School 93/94 Not legal
Singleton
- Gladiator Not legal
Commander formats
- Commander Banned
- Duel Commander Banned
- Pauper Commander Not legal
- PreDH Banned
- Tiny Leaders Banned
- Oathbreaker Banned
- Brawl Not legal
- Standard Brawl Not legal
- Competitive Brawl Not legal
