Castle Locthwain (Showcase) – MTG Proxy Throne of Eldraine

About Castle Locthwain

Castle Locthwain (Showcase) is a premium Castle Locthwain MTG proxy card from Magic: The Gathering‘s Throne of Eldraine set. This black utility land is most useful in decks built around black card draw, control, and midrange resource management, making it a useful option for casual Commander, cube, display, and deck testing.

Type	Land
Text	This land enters tapped unless you control a Swamp. : Add . , : Draw a card, then you lose life equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Set	Throne of Eldraine ELD #241
Rarity	Rare

What Castle Locthwain Does

Castle Locthwain enters the battlefield tapped unless you control a Swamp. It taps for black mana, and later in the game it can draw a card for and a tap, then you lose life equal to the number of cards in your hand.

The card is strongest when your hand is low and you need a way to keep resources moving. In black Commander decks, that often means Castle Locthwain acts as a mana source early and a card-draw outlet later. It may be less effective in decks with few Swamps or decks that already keep a large hand, because the life loss can add up quickly.

Best Uses for Castle Locthwain MTG Proxy

• Mono-black Commander: Castle Locthwain usually enters untapped and gives the deck extra card access.
• Midrange decks: It helps turn unused mana into cards after removal trades and long games.
• Cube mana bases: It gives black decks a land slot that offers late-game utility without taking up a spell slot.

Recommended Interactions

Castle Locthwain works well with cards that gain life, empty your hand quickly, or benefit from incremental card draw. It is worth testing if your black deck often reaches the late game with mana available and not enough cards to spend it on.

• Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth: Makes Castle Locthwain easier to support in multicolor mana bases.
• Sheoldred, the Apocalypse: Offsets life loss by gaining life when you draw cards.
• Necropotence: Supports a broader black card-advantage plan where life is treated as a resource.

Strengths and Considerations

The main strength of Castle Locthwain is that it gives black decks repeatable card draw from a land slot. The main consideration is life loss and color support. Testing Castle Locthwain MTG proxy can help you decide whether it belongs in your Commander deck, cube, or casual black mana base.

Product Quality and Proxy Use

ProxyKing cards are produced with premium print quality, proper trading-card size, ideal weight, consistent thickness, and a natural shuffle feel for sleeved casual play.

This is a proxy/playtest card for casual play, Commander, cube, display, and deck testing where proxies are allowed. It is not an official Magic card and is not tournament legal. Review our Proxy Use Policy for responsible casual use.

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