YES!! Was looking for a way to Mutilate effectively in a Grixis deck, he would die in the process but so worth it. Not to mention how well he works with Crypt Ghast in multicolored decks. /drool
What happens when this dude leaves the battlefield, do the lands turn back to normal, or can use fling him in and out as you please?
Nucleon
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Actually, I can potentially see using this to facilitate a Blood Moon multicolor deck in modern. The lands would tap for whatever the heck I wanted, while still being basic, thus turning Blood Moon into a one-sided mana screw. Hmmm...I think I'll pick up a few just in case.
Xycolian
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0)(3 votes)
The art is simply beautiful... and you can never go wrong with mana fix that only costs 1 mana.
A shame you have to pick a "basic" land type though... could you imagine the craziness if you were allowed to pick Locus?
infernox10
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Pretty neat synergy with Crypt Ghast. If B/U mill somehow becomes a thing, I could imagine using both with Mind Grind.
Purplerooster
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
You could bonce this guy so that you can choose a new land type to abet Nightveil Specter.
dberry02
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Yay for one drop wizards! :D
Yozuk
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This and Crypt Ghast would be a dream to pull at the same time in Limited. I can live in magic Christmas land too...
@Tom Cat- Lands would be reset when it is removed from the field..As it's a local effect that triggers after his the battlefield. Once it leaves the battlefield it's effect can no longer be active, as it doesn't state that it would persist after the card leaves the field. I love this card tho. Even if u never really get to use it's utility, it will work to draw out one of your opponents removals. So that'll be a win/win for 1 blue. I like this with Extort also, more then just with the Crypt Ghast.
ndrew68
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Maybe a dumb question, but if I choose say swamp, does this mean my Forests can tap for ??
chrome_dome
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
4/5. Holy mana fixers Batman!!!
SRSFACE
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
I think I'm going to utilize this guy with my Arbor Elf horde to try and run a land enchant shenanigans deck.
Added:
I just realized how you can utilize this guy with an Arbor Elf to get unlimited mana during your attack phase utilizing Maze of Ith and the new Illusionist's Bracers if you were inclined to do so in a Vintage/Legacy deck. Arbor Elf's land untapping is not a mana ability, therefore it gets duplicated if he's equipped with with Illusionist's Bracers and Maze of Ith would count as a forest as well as still being Maze of Ith. Attack, untap with Maze, untap Arbor Elf equipped with Bracers, trigger Elf's ability on both Maze of Ith + one other land, rinse and repeat.
sonorhC
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
@TomTomat: It says that they are that land type, not that they become it, so the effect only lasts while this guy is on the battlefield.
@mdrew68: Yes, lands with a basic land type always have the corresponding mana ability.
Winterhawk200
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
I really like this card. However it is going on a trend that is making green the lamest color. Green can no longer do anything that other colors can not do. and they do it better.
Mana fixing was kind of greens last cool effect. but in the last few sets. other colors tend to do it better and atifacts are significantly better at fixing and ramp.
All green has now is big creatures at high mana costs. Now Since I really preffer blue anyway, I like that it now has a great fixer. It is just cards like this make me really wonder why the hell wizards hates green so much.
jakobridge
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
best one drop wizard of all time, i mean, now u can beside been doing better as a spike, just do it great with johnny playing multicolor tribal wizards deck :D
cotf1692
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Looks like he chose forests.
Mistralis
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Amazing card. As everyone has already said, awesome with Crypt Ghast. But, it also is great with things like Nightmare. And if you don't happen to have either of those in your hand, if you're short on one kind of basic land, or are running something like Nightveil Specter and your opponents running colors you don't have, you can turn your stuff into Dual lands.
Gigtata
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
No one's mentioned it so Imight as well. It'd only be in certain formats, but Stratascythe could do some sweet things with this. Yeah, you could just use a mono colored deck... or you could use Realmwright.
Curlie-Joe
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(1 vote)
Arbor Elf will be expecting you at the Maze's End. You better show up on time - don't be chilling in the middle of the deck somewhere.
sketch.tan
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Do lands retain the benefits of Realmwright even when Realmwright has left the battlefield?
thewalkingdead
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0)(3 votes)
how could anybody give this guy less than 4 stars? really? I mean, he's 1/1 for 1 mana, PLUS HE F#CKING FIXES MANA PROBLEMS!!! jeez this guy had a less than 4 star ranking. d#mn kids and their power creep.... what else do they want? 10/10 for 1 mana "when comes into play, you win the game..." d#mn kids..... and their loud stereo.... with their MTV...
j_mindfingerpainter
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Because Wizards likes Modern so much, I can only assume this was made to boost Scapeshift decks so Valakut could have MOAR TRIGGERS. Great for those players, I guess... :(
OrgasmandTea
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Five stars for Jesus!!
Cloudchaser.Kestrel
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
SRSFACE - The combo is also possible in standard with Galvanic alchemist - I didn't get it at first but Galvanic gives the other creature and ability that triggers a copy from the Illusinist's Bracers. Thus Arbor elf will untap twice for each three mana spent netting you one. It's a four card combo but it sounds fun to play in any case.
TwoStars
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
This appears to be the successor to the original ravnica's Terraformer.
Hydrothermia
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
Why hello Chained to the Rocks.
MrBrightsideX11
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
My first ever rare. Gotta love it simply because of that.
Comments (33)
Thanks for the card Wizards!!
A shame you have to pick a "basic" land type though... could you imagine the craziness if you were allowed to pick Locus?
If B/U mill somehow becomes a thing, I could imagine using both with Mind Grind.
I love this card tho. Even if u never really get to use it's utility, it will work to draw out one of your opponents removals. So that'll be a win/win for 1 blue. I like this with Extort also, more then just with the Crypt Ghast.
Added:
I just realized how you can utilize this guy with an Arbor Elf to get unlimited mana during your attack phase utilizing Maze of Ith and the new Illusionist's Bracers if you were inclined to do so in a Vintage/Legacy deck. Arbor Elf's land untapping is not a mana ability, therefore it gets duplicated if he's equipped with with Illusionist's Bracers and Maze of Ith would count as a forest as well as still being Maze of Ith. Attack, untap with Maze, untap Arbor Elf equipped with Bracers, trigger Elf's ability on both Maze of Ith + one other land, rinse and repeat.
@mdrew68: Yes, lands with a basic land type always have the corresponding mana ability.
Mana fixing was kind of greens last cool effect. but in the last few sets. other colors tend to do it better and atifacts are significantly better at fixing and ramp.
All green has now is big creatures at high mana costs. Now Since I really preffer blue anyway, I like that it now has a great fixer. It is just cards like this make me really wonder why the hell wizards hates green so much.
And if you don't happen to have either of those in your hand, if you're short on one kind of basic land, or are running something like Nightveil Specter and your opponents running colors you don't have, you can turn your stuff into Dual lands.