In most situations, the Mox cards are better than lands because a player can play as many of these as they desire while a player can only play one Basic land per turn. The cycle of five Mox cards - Mox Pearl, Mox Ruby, Mox Sapphire, Mox Jet, and Mox Emerald - are Artifacts, that are similar to the five Basic lands in that they add one mana of a specific color. The Black Lotus illustration is a depiction of a black lotus flower over a foliage backdrop. The illustration on Black Lotus was painted by Christopher Rush, who was at the time a Wizards of the Coast employee. Former Pro player and Magic writer Zvi Mowshowitz has declared Black Lotus as the best artifact of all time, claiming every deck in the history of the game is better with a Black Lotus in it. Especially its Alpha and Beta versions are considered to be extremely valuable. The Black Lotus is the most valuable Magic card ever to be released in a regular set.
