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"'''Manland'''" (also "'''man-land'''") is a slang term referring to any [[land]] card that can inherently turn itself into a creature. | "'''Manland'''" (also "'''man-land'''") is a [[slang]] term referring to any [[land]] card that can inherently turn itself into a creature, usually until end of turn. | ||
==Mishra's Factory== | |||
The earliest and most famous of the "manlands" is <c>Mishra's Factory</c>. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/mm/77|All Together Now|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 08, 2010}}</ref> Mishra's Factory was first printed in ''[[Antiquities]]'' with four different illustrations by [[Kaja Foglio|Kaja]] and [[Phil Foglio]], one for each season: Spring, Summer, Fall (Autumn), and Winter. The Fall version was reprinted in ''[[4th Edition]]''. The card is also notable for collaboratively working with other copies of the same card. | The earliest and most famous of the "manlands" is <c>Mishra's Factory</c>. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/mm/77|All Together Now|[[Mark Rosewater]]|February 08, 2010}}</ref> Mishra's Factory was first printed in ''[[Antiquities]]'' with four different illustrations by [[Kaja Foglio|Kaja]] and [[Phil Foglio]], one for each season: Spring, Summer, Fall (Autumn), and Winter. The Fall version was reprinted in ''[[4th Edition]]''. The card is also notable for collaboratively working with other copies of the same card. | ||
==Urza's Legacy manlands== | |||
''[[Urza's Legacy]]'' brought a [[cycle]] of manlands, each of which came into play tapped. It is this set when the nickname ''manlands'' was coined. When the cycle was reprinted in ''[[10th Edition]]'', the lands were given creature types when they used their abilities to turn into creatures. All of the lands turn into creatures of the color of mana the land can produce for {{1}}C, though the size and abilities of the creatures vary. | |||
*<c>Forbidding Watchtower</c> ({{W}}) | |||
*<c>Faerie Conclave</c> ({{U}}) | |||
*<c>Spawning Pool</c> ({{B}}) | |||
*<c>Ghitu Encampment</c> ({{R}}) | |||
*<c>Treetop Village</c> ({{G}}) | |||
==Worldwake manlands== | |||
''[[Worldwake]]'' is a set with a distinct theme of making lands into creatures. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/mm/74|And the Land Played On|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 18, 2010}}</ref> As such, it features six lands that turn into creatures. Five of which are also [[Taplands]], lands that enter the battlefield tapped and produce one mana of two different colors. In this case the lands produce one mana of an [[Color Wheel|allied pair]]. The activation cost contains both colors and varies from card to card as does the size and abilities of the creature, though all of them are [[Elemental]] creatures of both colors the land can produce. | |||
''[[Worldwake]]'' is a set with a distinct theme of making lands into creatures. <ref>{{DailyRef|mtg/daily/mm/74|And the Land Played On|[[Mark Rosewater]]|January 18, 2010}}</ref> As such, it features six lands that turn into creatures. Five of which are also [[Taplands]], lands that enter the battlefield tapped and produce one mana of | |||
*<c>Celestial Colonnade</c> ({{W}}/{{U}}) | *<c>Celestial Colonnade</c> ({{W}}/{{U}}) | ||
*<c>Creeping Tar Pit</c> ({{U}}/{{B}}) | *<c>Creeping Tar Pit</c> ({{U}}/{{B}}) | ||
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*<c>Stirring Wildwood</c> ({{G}}/{{W}}) | *<c>Stirring Wildwood</c> ({{G}}/{{W}}) | ||
The | The sixth manland is <c>Dread Statuary</c>. This one does not enter the battlefied tapped but can only tap for 1 colorless mana. It's activated ability to turn itself into a [[Golem]] artifact creature also costs only colorless mana. | ||
Other Manlands have been printed occasionally | ==Various manlands== | ||
Other Manlands have been printed occasionally. They are usually colorless: | |||
*<c>Stalking Stones</c> in''[[Tempest]]'' {{-}} Unusual as it becomes a creature permanently. It was reprinted in ''[[Mirrodin]]''. | |||
*<c>Nantuko Monastery</c> in ''[[Judgment]]''. | *<c>Nantuko Monastery</c> in ''[[Judgment]]''. | ||
*<c>Blinkmoth Nexus</c> in ''[[Darksteel]]'' as an homage to Mishra's Factory. | *<c>Blinkmoth Nexus</c> in ''[[Darksteel]]'' as an homage to Mishra's Factory. | ||
*<c>Svogthos, the Restless Tomb</c> in ''[[Ravnica: City of Guilds]]''. | *<c>Svogthos, the Restless Tomb</c> in ''[[Ravnica: City of Guilds]]''. | ||
*<c>Dryad Arbor</c> in [[Future Sight]] {{-}} A card that is both a land and a creature by default. It is the only land that isn't [[colorless]]. | |||
*<c>Mutavault</c> in ''[[Morningtide]]''. | *<c>Mutavault</c> in ''[[Morningtide]]''. | ||
*<c>Inkmoth Nexus</c> in ''[[Mirrodin Besieged]]''. | *<c>Inkmoth Nexus</c> in ''[[Mirrodin Besieged]]''. | ||
There are also a variety of cards that can turn lands into creatures, either permanently or temporarily. However these are not lands and therefore are not considered manlands. Examples would be <c>Living Lands</c> from ''[[Alpha]]'', the Genju Cycle from ''[[Betrayers of Kamigawa#Cycles|Betrayers of Kamigawa]]'' and the Zendikon Cycle of ''[[Worldwake#Cycles|Worldwake]]''. | ==Other Effects== | ||
There are also a variety of cards that can turn lands into creatures, either permanently or temporarily. However these are not lands and therefore are not considered manlands. Examples would be <c>Living Lands</c> from ''[[Alpha]]'', the [http://magiccards.info/query?q=genju&v=scan&s=cname Genju Cycle] from ''[[Betrayers of Kamigawa#Cycles|Betrayers of Kamigawa]]'' and the [http://magiccards.info/query?q=zendikon&v=scan&s=cname Zendikon Cycle] of ''[[Worldwake#Cycles|Worldwake]]''. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 16:29, 27 June 2014
"Manland" (also "man-land") is a slang term referring to any land card that can inherently turn itself into a creature, usually until end of turn.
Mishra's Factory
The earliest and most famous of the "manlands" is Mishra's Factory. [1] Mishra's Factory was first printed in Antiquities with four different illustrations by Kaja and Phil Foglio, one for each season: Spring, Summer, Fall (Autumn), and Winter. The Fall version was reprinted in 4th Edition. The card is also notable for collaboratively working with other copies of the same card.
Urza's Legacy manlands
Urza's Legacy brought a cycle of manlands, each of which came into play tapped. It is this set when the nickname manlands was coined. When the cycle was reprinted in 10th Edition, the lands were given creature types when they used their abilities to turn into creatures. All of the lands turn into creatures of the color of mana the land can produce for 
C, though the size and abilities of the creatures vary.
Worldwake manlands
Worldwake is a set with a distinct theme of making lands into creatures. [2] As such, it features six lands that turn into creatures. Five of which are also Taplands, lands that enter the battlefield tapped and produce one mana of two different colors. In this case the lands produce one mana of an allied pair. The activation cost contains both colors and varies from card to card as does the size and abilities of the creature, though all of them are Elemental creatures of both colors the land can produce.
- Celestial Colonnade (
/
) - Creeping Tar Pit (/
) - Lavaclaw Reaches (/
) - Raging Ravine (/
) - Stirring Wildwood (/)
The sixth manland is Dread Statuary. This one does not enter the battlefied tapped but can only tap for 1 colorless mana. It's activated ability to turn itself into a Golem artifact creature also costs only colorless mana.
Various manlands
Other Manlands have been printed occasionally. They are usually colorless:
- Stalking Stones inTempest — Unusual as it becomes a creature permanently. It was reprinted in Mirrodin.
- Nantuko Monastery in Judgment.
- Blinkmoth Nexus in Darksteel as an homage to Mishra's Factory.
- Svogthos, the Restless Tomb in Ravnica: City of Guilds.
- Dryad Arbor in Future Sight — A card that is both a land and a creature by default. It is the only land that isn't colorless.
- Mutavault in Morningtide.
- Inkmoth Nexus in Mirrodin Besieged.
Other Effects
There are also a variety of cards that can turn lands into creatures, either permanently or temporarily. However these are not lands and therefore are not considered manlands. Examples would be Living Lands from Alpha, the Genju Cycle from Betrayers of Kamigawa and the Zendikon Cycle of Worldwake.
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 08, 2010). "All Together Now". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (January 18, 2010). "And the Land Played On". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.