---
name: "Mana Vortex"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}{U}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "ME3"
set_name: "Masters Edition III"
collector_number: "44"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Douglas Shuler"
oracle_id: "98b88734-09e2-4209-a787-9b5b345391f9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/mana-vortex-me3"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Mana Vortex
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}{U}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
When you cast this spell, counter it unless you sacrifice a land.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a land of their choice.
When there are no lands on the battlefield, sacrifice this enchantment.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Psychic Vortex](/printing/psychic-vortex-wth.md) — Enchantment
2. [Territorial Dispute](/printing/territorial-dispute-mmq.md) — Enchantment
3. [Destructive Flow](/printing/destructive-flow-pls.md) — Enchantment
4. [Energy Vortex](/printing/energy-vortex-mir.md) — Enchantment
5. [Nature's Wrath](/printing/natures-wrath-all.md) — Enchantment
6. [Contamination](/printing/contamination-mb2.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Masters Edition III (ME3) #44
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Douglas Shuler
- **Total Printings:** 3 across all historical editions

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