---
name: "Pillar of Origins"
mana_cost: "{2}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "XLN"
set_name: "Ixalan"
collector_number: "241"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Dimitar Marinski"
oracle_id: "9e62f30d-3130-416e-b459-48b5f71f8be9"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/pillar-of-origins-xln"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Pillar of Origins
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
As this artifact enters, choose a creature type.
{T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Progenitor's Icon](/printing/progenitors-icon-lcc.md) — Artifact
2. [Cavern of Souls](/printing/cavern-of-souls-lci.md) — Land
3. [Secluded Courtyard](/printing/secluded-courtyard-neo.md) — Land
4. [Belbe's Portal](/printing/belbes-portal-plst.md) — Artifact
5. [Unclaimed Territory](/printing/unclaimed-territory-mic.md) — Land
6. [Volrath's Laboratory](/printing/volraths-laboratory-sth.md) — Artifact

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Ixalan (XLN) #241
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Dimitar Marinski
- **Total Printings:** 15 across all historical editions

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