Black Lotus

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Black Lotus is a fictional plant often featured in fantasy. It was a commonly used plot device in the stories of Conan the Barbarian, where it was portrayed as a powerful hallucinogenic drug with magical properties.

[edit] Black Lotus in Magic: the Gathering

Black Lotus is the name of one of the rare and powerful Power Nine cards in the card game Magic: The Gathering.

The Black Lotus card has gained legendary status among the players of Magic the Gathering. Single Black Lotus cards have been known to sell for as much as US$3,000 on the open market. The Black Lotus card comes from the first set of Magic the Gathering cards known as "Alpha". The card was later reprinted in the "Beta" and "Unlimited" sets, the next two sets to be released. While the card is rare and therefore automatically of higher value, it is a very powerful card itself, long having been restricted in Tournaments.

[edit] Other instances of Black Lotus in popular culture

The name "Black Lotus" is also used for:

• A hero unit for the China faction in Command and Conquer: Generals and Command and Conquer: Generals - Zero Hour
• A plant in Warhammer Fantasy Battles which the Dark Elves cultivate for its poisonous properties
• The name of the most difficult herb to gather in Blizzard Entertainment's massive multiplayer online game, World of Warcraft
• Black lotus extract, a very potent toxin in the roleplaying game Dungeons and Dragons

[edit] See also

• Lotus