Rhystic Cave
Land
"All mages dip into the same well; some are just in more of a hurry." —Alexi, zephyr mage
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 1997
- Pull rate
- ~1 in 15–1467
- Illustrator
- Rob Alexander
- Found in
- Prophecy Booster Pack
: Choose a color. Add one mana of that color unless any player pays 
. Activate only as an instant.Plays as: Color Matters · Mana Fixer
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Rulings
3 · latest Oct 4, 2004 · one tap opens all
- WotCOct 4, 2004
Each player (starting with the current player and going in turn order) gets the option to pay when this ability resolves.
- WotCOct 4, 2004
If a player pays
, Rhystic Cave does not produce any mana, and is not considered to have been tapped for mana. Things which trigger of the land being tapped for mana will not trigger. - WotCOct 4, 2004
The card’s ability has errata so you can’t activate the ability during casting of a spell or activating of an ability. This prevents you from getting into a position where someone paying
could stop you from having enough mana to pay for the spell. If you want to use it pay for a spell or ability, you need to use this card before you start the casting or activating.