Originally Posted by tore

Yes, Black Lotus is one of the most famous Magic cards



Basically, playing it in your first turn would put you way ahead of the game, so far that it would basically feel like cheating, at least to me. In game terms, it allows you to have at least four untapped land (mana) in the first round, one from your hand and three from black lotus. Normally, you can play one land (mana) each turn.

So basically, it is overpowered and rare.