Moonring Island

Blue_Blur 2009-06-13

☆☆☆☆☆ (0.5/5.0) (4 votes)

I love this card! I have 5 of these in my blue control deck and it works so well.

Vinifera7 2009-07-07

★★★★☆ (4.1/5.0) (5 votes)

@Blue_Blur
Mooring Island is not a Basic Land, so unless you're playing by nonstandard rules, you can only have four in your deck.

bowlofgumbo 2009-11-20

★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0) (1 vote)

That ability is not...good...

SleetFox 2010-03-06

★★★☆☆ (3.0/5.0) (2 votes)

This is a fairly weak ability, but it's also pretty cheap. If you never use it, all you lost was access to your Island the turn you played it. It can serve as decent prediction if you have a little extra mana left over, especially if you kept mana open for counterspells that you never played.

I'd give it a 3/5.

Ludovici 2010-05-06

★★★☆☆ (3.6/5.0) (4 votes)

im going to just name 1 card that turns this card into a very usefull combo enabler.
...ready?...

Boobytrap

Look it up.

enjoy.

Magnor_Criol 2010-12-16

★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0) (2 votes)

It has potential uses. Conundrum Sphinx maybe, or any of the other "put top card of library into play" cards. Still...underwhelming outside of its narrow niche (and not impressive even within it). If it allowed you to manipulate it somehow, it'd be better of course, but that'd probably be too strong.

tcollins 2011-01-18

★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0) (2 votes)

Could work wonders with Djinn of Wishes or something like Charmed Pendant, even could work with the clash mechanic...

EpicBroccoli 2011-02-02

☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)

Tempo loss isn't worth it for such a minor ability but the fact it's an Island is interesting since you can fetch it with fetchlands.

lorendorky 2011-06-06

★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0) (2 votes)

Combo with Riddle of Lightning effects

jfre81 2011-08-19

★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0) (2 votes)

I'd consider running with Petra Sphinx. Together it's basically Blue

: draw a card, though you do have to reveal the card. Not totally useless, but a scry ability would've been nice.

LordRandomness 2012-08-21

★★☆☆☆ (2.8/5.0) (2 votes)

Don't forget that the Clash mechanic was in Lorwyn block: this would have been a useful enabler for it. Just keep checking and cast your clash spells when they have a land on top at the end of their turn!

Enelysios 2014-05-16

☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)

I really wish the ability just required a tap. It certainly has uses. there are 'top control' decks, there are cards like Booby Trap. But tapping two of my lands to look at a card is just a little much. On the bright side its a land and it has the island type which makes it surprisingly easy to tutor up.

Tribor 2014-05-25

☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)

I like using it with Daxos of Meletis to see if it's worth attacking someone in multiplayer. If I see the top card is a land, I'll attack someone else instead.

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