Urn of Godfire 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
: Add one mana of any color.
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, Sacrifice this artifact: Destroy target creature or enchantment.
Complete guide
Urn of Godfire is a versatile artifact that provides both mana stabilization and late-game removal. While it initially sits on the board as a mana filter, it can be sacrificed to eliminate a problematic creature or enchantment when you have resources to spare.
Dual Functionality
The first ability of Urn of Godfire is a mana ability that costs two generic mana to produce one mana of any color. The second ability is a targeted removal effect that requires six mana, tapping the artifact, and sacrificing it as a cost.
Resolution Process
When you activate the removal ability, you must first declare a valid target, which can be any creature or enchantment. You then pay the six mana and sacrifice the Urn; if the target is still legal upon resolution, it is destroyed. Because sacrificing the Urn is part of the cost, your opponent cannot respond by destroying the Urn to stop the ability.
Common Mistakes
A common error is forgetting that the mana ability results in a net loss of one mana, as you spend two to get one. Additionally, players sometimes forget that Urn of Godfire can target enchantments, not just creatures, making it an effective answer to powerful Sagas or Auras.
Strategic Timing
In the early game, use Urn of Godfire to fix your colors if you are missing a specific land type. In the late game, keep six mana open to threaten the destruction of an opponent's commander or a game-winning enchantment.
Interaction examples
Sol RingIf you have Sol Ring, you can tap it to add two colorless mana. You can immediately spend those two colorless mana to activate Urn of Godfire's first ability, converting that colorless mana into one mana of any color you need for your spells.
Arcane SignetIf you have Arcane Signet and several lands, you can use them to reach the seven total mana required (one to cast, six to activate) to use Urn of Godfire's destruction ability. Even if Arcane Signet only produces colors in your commander's identity, Urn of Godfire can be sacrificed to destroy a creature regardless of its color.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Urn of Godfire
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher + Freed from the Real + Urn of Godfire
- 1Activate Vhal by tapping it, adding at least
that cannot be spent to cast spells from your hand. - 2Activate Urn of Godfire's first ability by paying , adding
. - 3Activate Freed from the Real's second ability by paying , untapping Vhal.
- 4Repeat.
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher + Pemmin's Aura + Urn of Godfire
- 1Activate Vhal by tapping it, adding at least that cannot be spent to cast spells from your hand.
- 2Activate Urn of Godfire's first ability by paying , adding .
- 3Activate Pemmin's Aura's first ability by paying , untapping Vhal.
- 4Repeat.
Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix + Freed from the Real + Urn of Godfire
- 1Activate Kydele by tapping it, adding at least .
- 2Activate Urn of Godfire's first ability by paying , adding .
- 3Activate Freed from the Real's second ability by paying , untapping Kydele.
- 4Repeat.
Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix + Pemmin's Aura + Urn of Godfire
- 1Activate Kydele by tapping it, adding at least .
- 2Activate Urn of Godfire's first ability by paying , adding .
- 3Activate Pemmin's Aura's first ability by paying , untapping Kydele.
- 4Repeat.
Gogo, Master of Mimicry + Basalt Monolith + Urn of Godfire + Freed from the Real
- 1Activate Basalt Monolith's first ability by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Basalt Monolith's second ability by paying
. - 3Holding priority, activate Gogo by paying and tapping it, copying Basalt Monolith's ability three times.
- 4Resolve a copy of Basalt Monolith's ability, untapping it.
- 5Holding priority, activate Basalt Monolith's first ability by tapping it, adding .
- 6Repeat from step 4 two additional times.
- 7Activate Urn of Godfire by paying , adding .
- 8Activate Freed from the Real by paying , untapping Gogo.
Gogo, Master of Mimicry + Basalt Monolith + Urn of Godfire + Pemmin's Aura
- 1Activate Basalt Monolith's first ability by tapping it, adding .
- 2Activate Basalt Monolith's second ability by paying .
- 3Holding priority, activate Gogo by paying and tapping it, copying Basalt Monolith's ability three times.
- 4Resolve a copy of Basalt Monolith's ability, untapping it.
- 5Holding priority, activate Basalt Monolith's first ability by tapping it, adding .
- 6Repeat from step 4 two additional times.
- 7Activate Urn of Godfire by paying , adding .
- 8Activate Pemmin's Aura by paying , untapping Gogo.
Magus Lucea Kane + Urn of Godfire + Freed from the Real
- 1Activate Magus Lucea Kane by tapping it, adding and causing you to copy the next ability you activate or spell you cast that has
in its cost. - 2Activate Urn of Godfire by paying , adding .
- 3Activate Freed from the Real by paying , untapping Magus Lucea Kane.
- 4Repeat.
- 5Once you have a large number of delayed triggers, cast a spell or activate an ability with in its cost to have Magus Lucea Kane copy that spell or ability infinitely.
Magus Lucea Kane + Urn of Godfire + Pemmin's Aura
- 1Activate Magus Lucea Kane by tapping it, adding and causing you to copy the next ability you activate or spell you cast that has in its cost.
- 2Activate Urn of Godfire by paying , adding .
- 3Activate Pemmin's Aura by paying , untapping Magus Lucea Kane.
- 4Repeat.
- 5Once you have a large number of delayed triggers, cast a spell or activate an ability with in its cost to have Magus Lucea Kane copy that spell or ability infinitely.
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