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Fertile Ground

Multiverse ID: 139502

Fertile Ground

Comments (13)

True_Mumin
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (4 votes)
It's good. Nothing too flashy, but it really helps certain decks to curve out properly. Solves color problems, too. 3,5/5.
Joseph_Leito
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
I make sure to throw a playset in every green deck I make, makes for nice 3G drops on turn three.
MasterOfEtherium
★★☆☆☆ (2.4/5.0) (7 votes)
Not Bad Good With Garruks Untap Ability
Ryosuke001
★☆☆☆☆ (1.5/5.0) (2 votes)
I'd rather play Rampant Growth in most situations
True_Smog
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
Good old solid mana acceleration/fixer.
Dark_Monkey_316
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0) (2 votes)
Great card for Mulitcolor decks, especially if you are short on good duel lands. Horrible if you are making a mono green though. Wild Growth is way better than. Rampant Growth better? I think they are about equal.
Gabriel422
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (1 vote)
I love Fertile Ground a lot - I've always hoped this will become evergreen like Llanowar Elves. Though it only appeared once in a core set, but it was reprinted enough times to make me happy.

The reason why this is usually better than Rampant - it gives you an extra mana once you get past 2 lands, by enchanting an untapped land. Though they're close, and each has its niche:

Rampant - cards that care about land count, landfall
Fertile Ground - Garruk.
thaviel
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
key point in the warp world deck of the time with Nucklavee.
Peaceout734
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Love it. Sure, it's not broken or anything, but it nets you the color you need, and is great with Garruk in limited (although in Lorwyn limited, any stack of cards that included Garruk would probably net you a 3-1.)
DragonLord132
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
See also: Utopia Sprawl
TherealphatMatt
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0) (1 vote)
Almost always outclassed by Utopia Sprawl, but usually better than Rampant Growth: cast it on turn 3 or later targeting a land you didn't tap to cast it, and you have instant acceleration. 4/5
DoragonShinzui
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Utopia Sprawl can only go on a forest, and can only tap for one color which you pick when you cast it. This can be placed on any land, and can switch colors as you need them.

There's a reason this costs 1 more: It's more flexible.
spartanvi
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Enchant a forest, then meet Arbor Elf.