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Radiant LotusHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 4 min read· Aetherdrift· February 14, 2025
Carte Magic Radiant Lotus

Radiant Lotus 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}, Sacrifice one or more artifacts: Choose a color. Target player adds three mana of the chosen color for each artifact sacrificed this way. (Activate only as an instant.)

How it works : Radiant Lotus

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.

Samwise Gamgee
+Radiant Lotus
+Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
+Academy Manufactor
#1

Samwise Gamgee + Radiant Lotus + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine + Academy Manufactor

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact tokensInfinite colored manaInfinite storm count
  1. 1Activate Radiant Lotus by tapping it and sacrificing it and three Foods, causing you to add twelve mana of any color.
  2. 2Nuka-Cola Vending Machine triggers three times, creating three tapped Treasure, Food and Clue tokens.
  3. 3Activate Samwise by sacrificing three Foods.
  4. 4Nuka-Cola Vending Machine triggers three times, creating three tapped Treasure, Food and Clue tokens.
  5. 5Resolve the Samwise ability, returning Radiant Lotus from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. 6Cast Radiant Lotus by paying {6}.
  7. 7Activate Radiant Lotus by tapping it and sacrificing it and an artifact token, adding {6}.
  8. 8Repeat from step 3.
Samwise Gamgee
+Radiant Lotus
+Nuka-Cola Vending Machine
+Peregrin Took
#2

Samwise Gamgee + Radiant Lotus + Nuka-Cola Vending Machine + Peregrin Took

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact tokensInfinite colored manaInfinite storm count
  1. 1Activate Radiant Lotus by tapping it and sacrificing it and three Foods, causing you to add twelve mana of any color.
  2. 2Nuka-Cola Vending Machine triggers three times, creating three tapped Treasure and Food tokens.
  3. 3Activate Samwise by sacrificing three Foods.
  4. 4Nuka-Cola Vending Machine triggers three times, creating three tapped Treasure and Food tokens.
  5. 5Resolve the Samwise ability, returning Radiant Lotus from your graveyard to your hand.
  6. 6Cast Radiant Lotus by paying {6}.
  7. 7Activate Radiant Lotus by tapping it and sacrificing it and an artifact token, adding {6}.
  8. 8Repeat from step 3.
Second Sunrise
+Codex Shredder
+Radiant Lotus
#3

Second Sunrise + Codex Shredder + Radiant Lotus

Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite colored mana
  1. 1Activate Radiant Lotus by tapping it, sacrificing it and two other nontoken artifacts except Codex Shredder, adding {6}{W}{W}{W}.
  2. 2Cast Second Sunrise by paying {1}{W}{W}, causing each player to return all artifact, creature, enchantment and land cards that were put into a graveyard this turn to the battlefield under their owner's control.
  3. 3Activate Codex Shredder's second ability by paying {5}, tapping and sacrificing it, returning Second Sunrise from your graveyard to your hand.
  4. 4Repeat.
Radiant Lotus
+Clock of Omens
+Retrofitter Foundry
+Forensic Gadgeteer
#4

Radiant Lotus + Clock of Omens + Retrofitter Foundry + Forensic Gadgeteer

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Radiant Lotus by tapping it and sacrificing two other artifacts, adding {6}.
  2. 2Activate Retrofitter Foundry's second ability by paying {1} and tapping it, creating a 1/1 Servo artifact creature token.
  3. 3Activate Retrofitter Foundry's first ability by paying {2}, untapping it.
  4. 4Repeat steps 2 and 3 one additional time.
  5. 5Activate Clock of Omens by tapping the Servos, untapping Radiant Lotus.
  6. 6Repeat.
Urza, Prince of Kroog
+Radiant Lotus
+Clock of Omens
+Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization
#5

Urza, Prince of Kroog + Radiant Lotus + Clock of Omens + Ojer Taq, Deepest Foundation // Temple of Civilization

Infinite artifact tokensInfinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Urza by paying {6}, creating three token copies of Radiant Lotus that are 1/1 Soldier artifact creature tokens.
  2. 2Activate Clock of Omens by tapping two Radiant Lotus tokens, untapping the nontoken Radiant Lotus.
  3. 3Activate the nontoken Radiant Lotus by tapping it and sacrificing two Radiant Lotus tokens, adding {6}.
  4. 4Repeat.
Urza, Prince of Kroog
+Radiant Lotus
+Clock of Omens
+Anointed Procession
#6

Urza, Prince of Kroog + Radiant Lotus + Clock of Omens + Anointed Procession

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Urza by paying {6}, creating two token copies of Radiant Lotus that are 1/1 Soldier artifact creature tokens.
  2. 2Activate Clock of Omens by tapping the Radiant Lotus tokens, untapping the nontoken Radiant Lotus.
  3. 3Activate the nontoken Radiant Lotus by tapping it and sacrificing the Radiant Lotus tokens, adding {6}.
  4. 4Repeat.
Urza, Prince of Kroog
+Radiant Lotus
+Clock of Omens
+Mondrak, Glory Dominus
#7

Urza, Prince of Kroog + Radiant Lotus + Clock of Omens + Mondrak, Glory Dominus

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite creature sacrifice triggersInfinite death triggers
  1. 1Activate Urza by paying {6}, creating two token copies of Radiant Lotus that are 1/1 Soldier artifact creature tokens.
  2. 2Activate Clock of Omens by tapping the Radiant Lotus tokens, untapping the nontoken Radiant Lotus.
  3. 3Activate the nontoken Radiant Lotus by tapping it and sacrificing the Radiant Lotus tokens, adding {6}.
  4. 4Repeat.
Urza, Prince of Kroog
+Radiant Lotus
+The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment
+Thousand-Year Elixir
#8

Urza, Prince of Kroog + Radiant Lotus + The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment + Thousand-Year Elixir

Infinite creature LTBInfinite creature ETBInfinite colored manaInfinite creature sacrifice triggers
  1. 1Activate Urza by paying {6}, targeting Radiant Lotus.
  2. 2Locus of Enlightenment triggers, copying Urza's ability, targeting Radiant Lotus.
  3. 3Resolve both Urza abilities, creating two token copies of Radiant Lotus that are 1/1 Soldier artifact creatures.
  4. 4Activate a Radiant Lotus token by tapping it and sacrificing both Radiant Lotus tokens, targeting yourself.
  5. 5Locus of Enlightenment triggers, copying the Radiant Lotus token's ability, targeting yourself.
  6. 6Resolve both Radiant Lotus abilities, adding twelve mana of any color.
  7. 7Repeat.
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Legal formats

standardfuturehistorictimelessgladiatorpioneermodernlegacyvintagepennycommanderoathbreakerstandardbrawlbrawlcompetitivebrawlalchemyduel
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