---
name: "Altar of Shadows"
mana_cost: "{7}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "MRD"
set_name: "Mirrodin"
collector_number: "143"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Sam Wood"
oracle_id: "4b34a324-d939-453a-97e3-a21c584a0c74"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/altar-of-shadows-mrd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Altar of Shadows
- **Mana Cost:** `{7}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your first main phase, add {B} for each charge counter on this artifact.
{7}, {T}: Destroy target creature. Then put a charge counter on this artifact.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Netherborn Altar](/printing/netherborn-altar-c20.md) — Artifact
2. [Trigon of Corruption](/printing/trigon-of-corruption-som.md) — Artifact
3. [Shrine of Limitless Power](/printing/shrine-of-limitless-power-nph.md) — Artifact
4. [Black Mana Battery](/printing/black-mana-battery-4ed.md) — Artifact
5. [Phyrexian Altar](/printing/phyrexian-altar-2x2.md) — Artifact
6. [Ventifact Bottle](/printing/ventifact-bottle-mir.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirrodin (MRD) #143
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Sam Wood
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`