A bad Tablet of Epityr (the Soul Net for artifacts). Principally here just to be a common artifact land, because the connectors really want one. It more or less doesn't matter what the rest of the text box is as long as it gives you some kind of mana. Upped the life-gain cost from to , because this being on a land does mean it's easier to include in decks, and this really isn't meant to be a good card.

­:) I agree this ability seems fine: being on a land means it's still very useful even if it only ever gets you a couple of life.

I suspect Ancient Den et al weren't meant to be good cards either... Obviously, you don't have Affinity, but you do have Connectors - this gives you something you want, for free. I'd watch it.

True. The card isn't overpowered in a vacuum, but in-set it may be too good - the connector decks may not care about giving up a little coloured mana. I will indeed watch it carefully.