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Deserted TempleHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Modern Horizons 3· June 14, 2024
Carte Magic Deserted Temple

Deserted Temple is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

{T}: Add {C}. {1}, {T}: Untap target land.

How it works : Deserted Temple

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

No additional ruling has been published for this card.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Rings of Brighthearth
+Deserted Temple
+Scorched Ruins
#1

Rings of Brighthearth + Deserted Temple + Scorched Ruins

Infinite colorless manaInfinite mana lands you control can produceInfinite untap of lands you control
  1. 1Activate Scorched Ruins by tapping it, adding {C}{C}{C}{C}.
  2. 2Activate Deserted Temple's second ability by paying {1} and tapping it, targeting Scorched Ruins.
  3. 3Rings of Brighthearth triggers, causing you to pay {2} to copy Deserted Temple's ability, targeting Deserted Temple.
  4. 4Resolve both Deserted Temple abilities, untapping Deserted Temple and Scorched Ruins.
  5. 5Repeat an arbitrarily large number of times.
  6. 6Once you have a large amount of {C}, you may untap any other lands you control in place of Scorched Ruins.
Rings of Brighthearth
+Deserted Temple
+Cabal Coffers
#2

Rings of Brighthearth + Deserted Temple + Cabal Coffers

Infinite mana lands you control can produceInfinite black manaInfinite untap of lands you control
  1. 1Activate Cabal Coffers by paying {2} and tapping it, adding at least six {B}.
  2. 2Activate Deserted Temple's second ability by paying {1} and tapping it, targeting Cabal Coffers.
  3. 3Rings of Brighthearth triggers, causing you to pay {2} to copy Deserted Temple's ability, targeting Deserted Temple.
  4. 4Resolve both Deserted Temple abilities, untapping Deserted Temple and Cabal Coffers
  5. 5Repeat
Rings of Brighthearth
+Deserted Temple
+Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
#3

Rings of Brighthearth + Deserted Temple + Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

Infinite mana lands you control can produceInfinite untap of lands you control
  1. 1Activate Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx by paying {2} and tapping it, adding at least {6}
  2. 2Activate Deserted Temple's second ability by paying {1} and tapping it, targeting Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx.
  3. 3Rings of Brighthearth triggers, causing you to pay {2} to copy Deserted Temple's ability, targeting Deserted Temple.
  4. 4Resolve both Deserted Temple abilities, untapping Deserted Temple and Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
  5. 5Repeat
Rings of Brighthearth
+Deserted Temple
+Cabal Stronghold
#4

Rings of Brighthearth + Deserted Temple + Cabal Stronghold

Infinite black manaInfinite mana lands you control can produceInfinite untap of lands you control
  1. 1Activate Cabal Stronghold by paying {3} and tapping it, adding at least seven {B}.
  2. 2Activate Deserted Temple's second ability by paying {1} and tapping it, targeting Cabal Stronghold.
  3. 3Rings of Brighthearth triggers, causing you to pay {2} to copy Deserted Temple's ability, targeting Deserted Temple.
  4. 4Resolve both Deserted Temple abilities, untapping Deserted Temple and Cabal Stronghold
  5. 5Repeat
Rings of Brighthearth
+Deserted Temple
+Gaea's Cradle
#5

Rings of Brighthearth + Deserted Temple + Gaea's Cradle

Infinite mana lands you control can produceInfinite green manaInfinite untap of lands you control
  1. 1Activate Gaea's Cradle by tapping it, adding at least {G}{G}{G}{G}
  2. 2Activate Deserted Temple's second ability by paying {1} and tapping it, targeting Gaea's Cradle.
  3. 3Rings of Brighthearth triggers, causing you to pay {2} to copy Deserted Temple's ability, targeting Deserted Temple.
  4. 4Resolve both Deserted Temple abilities, untapping Deserted Temple and Gaea's Cradle
  5. 5Repeat
Magosi, the Waterveil
+Rings of Brighthearth
+Deserted Temple
#6

Magosi, the Waterveil + Rings of Brighthearth + Deserted Temple

Infinite turnsLock
  1. 1Activate Magosi's second ability by paying {U} and tapping it.
  2. 2Rings of Brighthearth triggers, choose not to pay.
  3. 3Resolve the Magosi ability, putting an eon counter on it and causing you to skip your next turn.
  4. 4Activate Deserted Temple's second ability by paying {1} and tapping it, untapping Magosi.
  5. 5Activate Magosi's third ability by tapping it, removing an eon counter from it and returning it from the battlefield to your hand.
  6. 6Rings of Brighthearth triggers, causing you to pay {2} to copy Magosi's ability.
  7. 7Resolve both Magosi abilities, causing you to take two extra turns after this one.
  8. 8Play Magosi.
Rings of Brighthearth
+Deserted Temple
+Uthros, Titanic Godcore
#7

Rings of Brighthearth + Deserted Temple + Uthros, Titanic Godcore

Infinite blue manaInfinite mana lands you control can produceInfinite untap of lands you control
  1. 1Activate Uthros, Titanic Godcore by paying {U} and tapping it, adding at least {U}{U}{U}{U}{U}
  2. 2Activate Deserted Temple's second ability by paying {1} and tapping it, targeting Uthros, Titanic Godcore.
  3. 3Rings of Brighthearth triggers, causing you to pay {2} to copy Deserted Temple's ability, targeting Deserted Temple.
  4. 4Resolve both Deserted Temple abilities, untapping Deserted Temple and Uthros, Titanic Godcore
  5. 5Repeat
Rings of Brighthearth
+Deserted Temple
+Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core
#8

Rings of Brighthearth + Deserted Temple + Matzalantli, the Great Door // The Core

Infinite colored manaInfinite mana lands you control can produceInfinite untap of lands you control
  1. 1Activate The Core by tapping it, adding at least four mana of any color.
  2. 2Activate Deserted Temple's second ability by paying {1} and tapping it, targeting The Core.
  3. 3Rings of Brighthearth triggers, causing you to pay {2} to copy Deserted Temple's ability, targeting Deserted Temple.
  4. 4Resolve both Deserted Temple abilities, untapping Deserted Temple and The Core
  5. 5Repeat
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Legal formats

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