Reliquary TowerHow it works & interactions with other cards

Unlimited Resources

Reliquary Tower has a static ability that states you have no maximum hand size. Normally, during your cleanup step, if you have more than seven cards, you must discard down to seven. With this land on the battlefield, that rule is ignored, allowing you to keep any number of cards.

Timestamp Order and Hand Size

If multiple effects are trying to set your hand size, the game uses timestamps to decide which one wins. The effect with the most recent timestamp (the one that entered the battlefield last) will be the one that applies. If Reliquary Tower enters after an effect that sets your hand size to a specific number, you will have no maximum hand size.

Generating Mana

Beyond its hand-size utility, Reliquary Tower is a land that taps to add one colorless mana ({C}) to your mana pool. It does not require any specific color to activate, making it easy to slot into many different decks, though it does not help with color fixing.

When to Play Reliquary Tower

This land is best utilized in decks that feature heavy card-draw engines. Because it is a land, it is difficult for opponents to interact with, providing a reliable way to maintain a large hand without spending mana on a non-land permanent.

Interaction examples

Managing a Three-Color Mana Base

Command Tower

If you have both cards on the battlefield, you can tap Reliquary Tower for colorless mana to pay for generic costs, while Command Tower provides the specific colored mana needed for your Commander. Together, they allow you to keep every card you draw while ensuring you have the right colors to cast them.

Reacting to Opponents

Exotic Orchard

In a multiplayer game, you might use Exotic Orchard to tap for colors your opponents have available. If you draw a massive amount of cards during your turn using those colors, Reliquary Tower ensures that even if you can't cast everything immediately, you won't lose those cards during your cleanup step.