For Mono-Green, this is half a harrow (Since the forest comes into play untapped!), without the risk of it being countered, and having saced the land for nothing. For non-mono green... Less versatile than harrow or rampant growth, but still a nice card.
Step 1: Note the lack of "basic" in the card text.
Step 2: Grin evilly.
Step 3: ???
Step 4: Profit!
AXER
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0)(3 votes)
In my words, good card to flush out your library and add some land. If an extra land isn't of much use then bring out a tapped forest like Sapseep Forest. It's a great card in the Duel Deck.
@tcollins Because those are all of the ravnica duel lands with type forest.
Zinn11
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I used Harrow in my mono-green deck for the longest time until I realized that this does essentially the same thing (save for thinning the deck faster) for a lower price. Win.
LordRandomness
★★★★☆ (4.7/5.0)(3 votes)
The fact that this practically costs {1} to accelerate and isn't restricted to mono-green (Ravnica dual lands, anyone?) makes it a wonderful asset for two-colour decks.
It comes out untapped, and can be used to fetch any color provided you're using either shocklands or alpha duals. That's pretty powerful. It'd be quite feasible to go:
Though that's a fairly specific 4 cards you'd have to draw (2x Birds, 2xLore). But if you got that, say hello to 6 mana on turn 3, or 7 if you hit the land drop.
Henrietta
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(2 votes)
This card is what Mox Emerald looks like when fairly costed. Not counting the fact that it can act as a man fixer by fetching the original duals or the shocklands.
endersblade
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
Obligatory list of cards this can fetch, since people don't seem to see how good this is:
From an EDH point of view, this card is freaking wonderful. Land comes into play untapped (Shocklands you still have to pay the life though), can fetch dual lands, and only costs . In the right deck (basically, any mono-green deck, or any deck using duals) this card is definitely better than Rampant Growth.
TheWrathofShane
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I wonder if the developers understood that this was better then rampant growth even if it had the tapped clause.
Arachnos
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
It doesn't put the forest tapped.
Basically this costs .
LordOfTheFlies87
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Reprint, reprint, reprint.
Bbone37
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
"In the right deck (basically, any mono-green deck, or any deck using duals) this card is definitely better than Rampant Growth." - endersblade
Exactly. There could be cases where rampant growth is better, but in general, and with access to duals, this is the better option. If not for duals, rampant growth could be better, especially if a non-forest would be needed.
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Step 2: Grin evilly.
Step 3: ???
Step 4: Profit!
Because those are all of the ravnica duel lands with type forest.
T1 - Forest, Birds
T2 - Land, Nature's Lore, Nature's Lore, Birds
Though that's a fairly specific 4 cards you'd have to draw (2x Birds, 2xLore). But if you got that, say hello to 6 mana on turn 3, or 7 if you hit the land drop.
Bayou
Breeding Pool
Dryad Arbor
Forest
Murmuring Bosk
Overgrown Tomb
Sapseep Forest
Savannah
Snow-Covered Forest
Stomping Ground
Taiga
Temple Garden
Tropical Island
From an EDH point of view, this card is freaking wonderful. Land comes into play untapped (Shocklands you still have to pay the life though), can fetch dual lands, and only costs
Basically this costs
Exactly. There could be cases where rampant growth is better, but in general, and with access to duals, this is the better option. If not for duals, rampant growth could be better, especially if a non-forest would be needed.