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Seat of the Synod

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Seat of the Synod

Comments (11)

MasterOfEtherium
★★☆☆☆ (2.1/5.0) (18 votes)
The Most Important Artifact Land Is A Blue Artifact Land - Arcbound Ravager
Osmodius
★★★☆☆ (3.2/5.0) (7 votes)
There is this and others such as darksteel citadel and great furnace.
shotgunpriest
★★★★☆ (4.2/5.0) (6 votes)
Best. Artifact Land. EVAR!
Folesauce
★★★★☆ (4.0/5.0) (4 votes)
Just sick.
MrQuizzles
★★★☆☆ (3.4/5.0) (6 votes)
People might argue that, since it comes with all the vulnerabilities of an artifact, it's not strictly better than an island. That might be true, but only outside of Mirrodin Block.
Lateralis0ne
★★★☆☆ (3.7/5.0) (3 votes)
@MrQuizzles--

Nah, Vintage can wreck it too.
Enchantment_Removal
☆☆☆☆☆ (0.0/5.0)
. . .

...This card by itself says a lot.
VampireCat
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5.0) (1 vote)
Key component to getting Metalcraft going first turn.
Lyoncet
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (4 votes)
Certainly a great card, but not strictly better than an Island. Along with being vulnerable to artifact destruction, a few cards like Vedalken Shackles and in particular High Tide don't get any benefit from Seat of the Synod.

Of course, the decision is a pretty easy one for most any deck. Running affinity/metalcraft/etc.? Synod. Not running those? Use an island.
limbrooke
★★★★☆ (4.5/5.0) (4 votes)
Penultimate Tolarian Academy fuel. Full marks on all artifact lands.
drpvfx
★★★★★ (5.0/5.0) (2 votes)
I can't decide if this is more ridiculous than Darksteel Citadel, or less.

Also, "penultimate" means second to last, not "better-than-ultimate" ;-)