The Eternity Elevator 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.
Official card text
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. Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Spacecraft. Station only as a sorcery.) 20+ |
Complete guide
The Eternity Elevator is a powerful Legendary Spacecraft that functions as a massive mana engine for late-game plays. By utilizing the new Station mechanic, it allows you to convert the power of your creatures into massive amounts of charge counters. Once you cross the 20-counter threshold, this artifact transforms from a simple utility piece into a game-ending source of mana.
Harnessing the Station Mechanic
The core of The Eternity Elevator is the Station ability, which can only be activated as a sorcery. By tapping another creature you control, you place charge counters on the Elevator equal to that creature's power. There is no limit to how many times you can use Station in a turn, provided you have untapped creatures to use. While the Elevator itself produces three colorless mana by default, the goal is to reach 20 or more counters to unlock its secondary, more potent mana ability.
Scaling Your Mana Production
Once The Eternity Elevator has 20 or more charge counters, its tapping ability changes. Instead of producing three colorless mana, you may tap it to add X mana of any one color, where X is the total number of charge counters. It is important to note that this is an 'all or nothing' upgrade; once you hit the 20-counter threshold, you lose the ability to generate the basic three colorless mana and must choose one color for the X mana generated.
Strategic Timing and Common Pitfalls
A common mistake is trying to use the Station ability during an opponent's turn or in response to a spell. Because Station is restricted to sorcery speed, you must plan your creature usage during your main phase. Additionally, remember that the Elevator counts its own counters at the moment the mana ability resolves. If an effect removes counters in response to you tapping it, and the count drops below 20, the ability will still function based on whichever tier the Elevator currently occupies.
Interaction examples
Solemn SimulacrumYou have The Eternity Elevator and Solemn Simulacrum on the battlefield. During your main phase, you activate the Station ability of the Elevator by tapping Solemn Simulacrum. Since the Golem has a power of 2, you place two charge counters on The Eternity Elevator. You can then tap the Elevator to add three colorless mana to your mana pool.
The One RingIf The Eternity Elevator already has 18 charge counters, and you tap a creature with 2 power via Station, it now holds 20 counters. If you also have The One Ring, you can use the massive mana generated by the Elevator (20 mana of one color) to easily pay for spells or abilities that help protect your life total from the burden counters accumulating on the Ring.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : The Eternity Elevator
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
Popular combos
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Voltaic Key + Rings of Brighthearth + The Eternity Elevator
- 1Activate The Eternity Elevator by tapping it, adding at least twenty mana of any color.
- 2Activate Voltaic Key by paying
and tapping it, targeting itself. - 3Rings of Brighthearth triggers, causing you to pay
to copy Voltaic Key's ability, targeting The Eternity Elevator. - 4Resolve both Voltaic Key abilities, untapping it and The Eternity Elevator.
- 5Repeat.
The Eternity Elevator + Chrome Dome + Manifold Key
- 1Activate The Eternity Elevator by tapping it, adding at least twenty mana of any color.
- 2Activate Chrome Dome by paying
, creating a token copy of Manifold Key. - 3Activate the Manifold Key token by paying and tapping it, untapping The Eternity Elevator.
- 4Repeat.
The Eternity Elevator + Chrome Dome + Voltaic Key
- 1Activate The Eternity Elevator by tapping it, adding at least twenty mana of any color.
- 2Activate Chrome Dome by paying , creating a token copy of Voltaic Key.
- 3Activate the Voltaic Key token by paying and tapping it, untapping The Eternity Elevator.
- 4Repeat.
Filigree Sages + The Eternity Elevator
- 1Activate The Eternity Elevator by tapping it, adding at least twenty
. - 2Activate Filigree Sages by paying , untapping The Eternity Elevator.
- 3Repeat.
Voltaic Construct + Karn, the Great Creator + The Eternity Elevator
- 1Animate The Eternity Elevator using Karn, the Great Creator.
- 2Activate The Eternity Elevator by tapping it, adding .
- 3Activate Voltaic Construct by paying , untapping The Eternity Elevator.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
Voltaic Construct + Karn, Silver Golem + The Eternity Elevator
- 1Animate The Eternity Elevator using Karn.
- 2Activate The Eternity Elevator by tapping it, adding .
- 3Activate Voltaic Construct by paying , untapping The Eternity Elevator.
- 4Repeat from step 2.
Myr Welder + Voltaic Construct + The Eternity Elevator
- 1Activate Myr Welder using The Eternity Elevator's ability by tapping it, adding .
- 2If Voltaic Construct is on the battlefield, activate Voltaic Construct by paying , untapping Myr Welder. Otherwise, activate Myr Welder using Voltaic Construct's ability by paying , untapping Myr Welder.
- 3Repeat.
Trazyn the Infinite + Staff of Domination + The Eternity Elevator
- 1Activate Trazyn using The Eternity Elevator's ability by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Trazyn using Staff of Domination's first ability by paying , untapping it.
- 3Repeat.
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