Urza's Saga — the land that builds artifacts

Urza's Saga from Modern Horizons 2 is a land that does three things: taps for colorless, creates Construct tokens that grow with your artifact count, and fetches a zero- or one-mana artifact. It's a Saga — it ticks up each turn and sacrifices after chapter three. But in that short life it tutors for Sol Ring, Shadowspear, Pithing Needle, Relic of Progenitus, or Mox Amber. In Modern, Legacy, and Commander, Urza's Saga is one of the most played lands. We're not calling a top or a bottom. We're laying out why this card matters.

What Urza's Saga does

Chapter I: tap for {C}. Chapter II: pay {2}, tap, make a 0/0 Construct that gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control. Chapter III: search for an artifact with mana cost {0} or {1}, put it onto the battlefield, shuffle. The Construct can get huge in artifact-heavy decks. The tutor finds the right tool for the matchup. In Modern, Hammer Time uses it to find Colossus Hammer or Shadowspear. In Legacy, it powers artifact strategies and even sees play in non-artifact decks that want a specific one-drop. In Commander, it's a staple in any deck that runs artifacts — EDHREC ranks it in the top 120 cards.

Price and supply

Urza's Saga has the MH2 printing and a Double Masters 2022 reprint. Supply has improved, but demand remains high. It's a rare, not a mythic — but it's one of the most impactful rares in the set. The chart below shows the MH2 printing. Check current listings before you buy. We're not telling you to buy or sell — we're giving you the context. May your Constructs be large and your tutors find the right artifact.