---
name: "Altar of the Brood"
mana_cost: "{1}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: ["Mill"]
set: "SLC"
set_name: "Secret Lair Countdown"
collector_number: "1"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Josh Freydkis"
oracle_id: "c3aafcdd-c890-4971-b8a9-5bfcad794c0b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/altar-of-the-brood-slc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Altar of the Brood
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Artifact
- **Keywords:** Mill

## Oracle Text
Whenever another permanent you control enters, each opponent mills a card.

> *Worshippers are allowed to pluck one memory from a chosen nonbeliever. Maybe a battle plan. Maybe a profession of love.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Sokka's Haiku](/printing/sokkas-haiku-tla.md) — Instant — Lesson
2. [Titania, Nature's Force](/printing/titania-natures-force-brc.md) — Legendary Creature — Elemental
3. [Wasteful Harvest](/printing/wasteful-harvest-bro.md) — Instant
4. [Shadow Kin](/printing/shadow-kin-mic.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
5. [Eivor, Wolf-Kissed](/printing/eivor-wolf-kissed-acr.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Assassin Warrior
6. [Shenanigans](/printing/shenanigans-plst.md) — Sorcery

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secret Lair Countdown (SLC) #1
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Josh Freydkis
- **Total Printings:** 25 across all historical editions

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