Dark Depths (FOIL Box Topper) – MTG Proxy UMA

About Dark Depths

Dark Depths (FOIL Box Topper) is a premium Dark Depths MTG proxy card from Magic: The Gathering‘s Ultimate Masters set. This legendary snow land is most useful in decks built around land combos, Marit Lage token lines, and graveyard or land recursion, making it a useful option for casual Commander, cube, display, and deck testing.

Type	Legendary Snow Land
Text	Dark Depths enters with ten ice counters on it. : Remove an ice counter from Dark Depths. When Dark Depths has no ice counters on it, sacrifice it. If you do, create Marit Lage, a legendary 20/20 black Avatar creature token with flying and indestructible.
Set	Ultimate Masters UMA #241
Rarity	Mythic

What Dark Depths Does

Dark Depths enters the battlefield with ten ice counters on it. It has an activated ability to remove ice counters, and when it has no ice counters on it, you sacrifice it to create Marit Lage, a legendary 20/20 black Avatar creature token with flying and indestructible.

The card is strongest when your deck can remove all the counters quickly or copy Dark Depths in a way that bypasses the counters. It may be less effective as a fair card because paying mana turn after turn to remove ten counters is nobody’s idea of efficiency.

Best Uses for Dark Depths MTG Proxy

• Land combo decks: Dark Depths is a compact win condition when paired with the right support.
• Commander utility lands: Decks with land tutors can find Dark Depths as a threat package.
• Cube testing: It is useful in cubes that support land combos and powerful utility lands.

Recommended Interactions

Dark Depths works well with cards that copy lands, remove counters, or prevent counters from being placed.

• Thespian’s Stage: Can copy Dark Depths and create a version with no ice counters.
• Vampire Hexmage: Removes all counters from Dark Depths at once.
• Solemnity: Stops counters from being put on permanents, making Dark Depths enter without ice counters.

Strengths and Considerations

The main strength of Dark Depths is that it turns a land slot into a huge evasive threat. The main consideration is setup. Testing Dark Depths MTG proxy can help you decide whether your deck can support the combo pieces needed to make Marit Lage consistently.

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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