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When a permanent is both a land and a creature it is officially referred as a '''land creature'''. | When a permanent is both a land and a creature it is officially referred as a '''land creature'''. | ||
== | ==Colorless manlands== | ||
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> | 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> Like the first of its kind all other manlands in this category have "{{t}}: Add {{C}} to your mana pool" and enter the battlefield untapped. | ||
== | *<c>Blinkmoth Nexus</c> in ''[[Darksteel]]'' as an homage to Mishra's Factory. | ||
''[[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 M colored creatures for {{1}} M, where M is of the color of mana the land can produce. The size and abilities of the creatures vary. | *<c>Dread Statuary</c> in [[Worldwake]]. | ||
*<c>Inkmoth Nexus</c> in ''[[Mirrodin Besieged]]''. | |||
*<c>Mishra's Factory</c> in ''[[Antiquities]]'' {{-}} It has 4 different illustrations by [[Kaja Foglio|Kaja]] and [[Phil Foglio]] representing Spring, Summer, Fall (Autumn), and Winter. The Fall version was reprinted in ''[[4th Edition]]''. | |||
*<c>Mutavault</c> in ''[[Morningtide]]'' and [[Magic 2014|''Magic 2014'']]. | |||
*<c>Nantuko Monastery</c> in ''[[Judgment]]''. | |||
*<c>Stalking Stones</c> in ''[[Tempest]]'' {{-}} Unusual as it becomes a creature permanently. It was reprinted in ''[[Mirrodin]]''. | |||
*<c>Svogthos, the Restless Tomb</c> in ''[[Ravnica: City of Guilds]]''. | |||
*<c>Zoetic Cavern</c> in ''[[Future Sight]]'' {{-}} A land that can be cast as a creature using its [[Morph]] ability. | |||
==Mono colored manlands== | |||
''[[Urza's Legacy]]'' brought a [[cycle]] of manlands, each of which came into play tapped and produce mana of one color. 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 M colored creatures for {{1}}M, where M is of the color of mana the land can produce. The size and abilities of the creatures vary. | |||
*<c>Forbidding Watchtower</c> ({{W}}) | *<c>Forbidding Watchtower</c> ({{W}}) | ||
*<c>Faerie Conclave</c> ({{U}}) | *<c>Faerie Conclave</c> ({{U}}) | ||
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*<c>Treetop Village</c> ({{G}}) | *<c>Treetop Village</c> ({{G}}) | ||
== | ==Dual colored 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 | ''[[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 introduced a cycle of lands that enter the battlefield tapped and produce one mana of two different colors. 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. The Worldwake cycle produces one mana of an [[allied]] pair. | ||
''[[Battle for Zendikar]]'' and ''[[Oath of the Gatewatch]]'' contain a [[mega cycle]] that is the [[enemy color]] counterpart of the ''Worldwake'' cycle. | |||
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*<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>Raging Ravine</c> ({{R}}/{{G}}) | *<c>Raging Ravine</c> ({{R}}/{{G}}) | ||
*<c>Stirring Wildwood</c> ({{G}}/{{W}}) | *<c>Stirring Wildwood</c> ({{G}}/{{W}}) | ||
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*<c>Shambling Vent</c> ({{W}}/{{B}}) | *<c>Shambling Vent</c> ({{W}}/{{B}}) | ||
*<c>Wandering Fumarole</c> ({{U}}/{{R}}) | *<c>Wandering Fumarole</c> ({{U}}/{{R}}) | ||
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*<c>Needle Spires</c> ({{R}}/{{W}}) | *<c>Needle Spires</c> ({{R}}/{{W}}) | ||
*<c>Lumbering Falls</c> ({{G}}/{{U}}) | *<c>Lumbering Falls</c> ({{G}}/{{U}}) | ||
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== | ==True land creatures== | ||
True land creatures are both a land and a creature by default. They are not spells therefore played like lands, but it is affected by [[summoning sickness]]. Currently there exist only one true land creature. | |||
* <c>Dryad Arbor</c> in [[Future Sight]] {{-}} As a [[forest]] it has "{{T}}: Add {{G}} to your mana pool". | |||
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==Other effects== | ==Other effects== | ||
Revision as of 22:46, 6 January 2016
"Manland" (also "man-land" or "creature land" [1]) is a slang term referring to any land card that can inherently turn itself into a creature, usually until end of turn.
When a permanent is both a land and a creature it is officially referred as a land creature.
Colorless manlands
The earliest and most famous of the "manlands" is Mishra's Factory. [2] Like the first of its kind all other manlands in this category have "
: Add 
to your mana pool" and enter the battlefield untapped.
- Blinkmoth Nexus in Darksteel as an homage to Mishra's Factory.
- Dread Statuary in Worldwake.
- Inkmoth Nexus in Mirrodin Besieged.
- Mishra's Factory in Antiquities — It has 4 different illustrations by Kaja and Phil Foglio representing Spring, Summer, Fall (Autumn), and Winter. The Fall version was reprinted in 4th Edition.
- Mutavault in Morningtide and Magic 2014.
- Nantuko Monastery in Judgment.
- Stalking Stones in Tempest — Unusual as it becomes a creature permanently. It was reprinted in Mirrodin.
- Svogthos, the Restless Tomb in Ravnica: City of Guilds.
- Zoetic Cavern in Future Sight — A land that can be cast as a creature using its Morph ability.
Mono colored manlands
Urza's Legacy brought a cycle of manlands, each of which came into play tapped and produce mana of one color. 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 M colored creatures for 
M, where M is of the color of mana the land can produce. The size and abilities of the creatures vary.
Dual colored manlands
Worldwake is a set with a distinct theme of making lands into creatures. [3] As such, it introduced a cycle of lands that enter the battlefield tapped and produce one mana of two different colors. 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. The Worldwake cycle produces one mana of an allied pair.
Battle for Zendikar and Oath of the Gatewatch contain a mega cycle that is the enemy color counterpart of the Worldwake cycle.
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True land creatures
True land creatures are both a land and a creature by default. They are not spells therefore played like lands, but it is affected by summoning sickness. Currently there exist only one true land creature.
- Dryad Arbor in Future Sight — As a forest it has ": Add
to your mana pool".
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, the Zendikon Cycle of Worldwake, and numerous cards with Awaken from Battle for Zendikar.
References
- ↑ Template:NewRef
- ↑ 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.
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