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Rangeling debuted in ''[[Unfinity]]''. It plays on "mountain range" and "[[Changeling]]", a similar multi-type ability. | Rangeling debuted in ''[[Unfinity]]''. It plays on "mountain range" and "[[Changeling]]", a similar multi-type ability. | ||
While possible with some rules massaging as an [[Eternal card]], it was left as [[Acorn]] due to power level issues<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/695966566155698176/what-makes-nearby-planet-acorn-other-than-some|September 20, 2022|title=What makes Nearby Planet acorn? Other than some funny phrasing in the reminder text, it's just changeling for lands.}}</ref>. | While possible with some rules massaging as an [[Eternal card]], it was left as [[Acorn]] due to power level issues<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/695966566155698176/what-makes-nearby-planet-acorn-other-than-some|September 20, 2022|title=What makes Nearby Planet acorn? Other than some funny phrasing in the reminder text, it's just changeling for lands.}}</ref>. <c>Planar Nexus</c> from ''[[Modern Horizons 3]]'' demonstrated that if the [[basic land type]]s were removed, it would be safe enough for Eternal. | ||
==Rulings== | ==Rulings== | ||
Latest revision as of 07:13, 1 May 2024
| Rangeling | |
|---|---|
| Keyword Ability | |
| Type | Characteristic-defining |
| Introduced | Unfinity |
| Last used | Unfinity |
| Reminder Text | Rangeling (This card is every land type, including Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, Forest, Desert, Gate, Lair, Locus and all those Urza's ones.) |
| Statistics |
1 card  100% |
| Scryfall Search | |
| fulloracle:"Rangeling" | |
Rangeling is a characteristic-defining keyword ability. It only appears on land cards and grants those cards all land types.
History
Rangeling debuted in Unfinity. It plays on "mountain range" and "Changeling", a similar multi-type ability.
While possible with some rules massaging as an Eternal card, it was left as Acorn due to power level issues[1]. Planar Nexus from Modern Horizons 3 demonstrated that if the basic land types were removed, it would be safe enough for Eternal.
Rulings
- Lands with rangeling have all five basic land types and can use all five intrinsic abilities to tap for
, 
, 
, 
or 
.[2] - Lands with rangeling don't tap for
because no land type has the intrinsic ability to tap for .
Examples
Example
Nearby Planet
Land
Rangeling (This card is every land type, including Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, Forest, Desert, Gate, Lair, Locus and all those Urza's ones.)
Nearby Planet enters the battlefield tapped.
When Nearby Planet enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you pay 
.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (September 20, 2022). "What makes Nearby Planet acorn? Other than some funny phrasing in the reminder text, it's just changeling for lands.". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater and Jess Dunks (October 7, 2022). "Unfinity Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
