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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
All scry lands let the player [[scry]] 1 when entering the battlefield. | All scry lands listed let the player [[scry]] 1 when entering the battlefield. | ||
There are multiple lands that scry as their utility activated ability, notably the [[utility tapland#Strixhaven Campuses|Campus cycle]]. <c>Restless Spire</c> is further unique by having it be an attack trigger as a [[manland]]. <c>Tocasia's Dig Site</c> and <c>Soldevi Excavations</c> [[Surveil]] rather than scry, but are otherwise similar. | |||
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A predecessor to the scry lands, <c>New Benalia</c> ({{W}}), was printed in ''[[Future Sight]]'', as part of an uncommon cycle of [[utility tapland]]s. It is the only scry land to only produce one color. | |||
===Colorless scry lands=== | |||
Later on, <c>Zhalfirin Void</c> was printed in ''Dominaria'', and was the first scry land to enter untapped as it produced only colorless mana. | Later on, <c>Zhalfirin Void</c> was printed in ''Dominaria'', and was the first scry land to enter untapped as it produced only colorless mana. | ||
==Dual-colored scry lands== | A common strictly better version of <c>Zhalfirin Void</c> (and incidentally <c>Shimmering Grotto</c>) was printed in ''[[Dominaria United]]'' under the name of <c>Crystal Grotto</c>. | ||
<c>The Grey Havens</c> is a [[legendary]] land that scries from ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth]]''. It can only generate colored mana if there are legendary creatures in your graveyard. | |||
===Dual-colored scry lands=== | |||
These scry lands can produce one of two colors and are also called '''temples''' due to their naming pattern.<ref name="Core Than">{{DailyRef|making-magic/core-meets-eye-2019-06-24|Core Than Meets The Eye|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 24, 2019}}</ref> | These scry lands can produce one of two colors and are also called '''temples''' due to their naming pattern.<ref name="Core Than">{{DailyRef|making-magic/core-meets-eye-2019-06-24|Core Than Meets The Eye|[[Mark Rosewater]]|June 24, 2019}}</ref> | ||
===Allied colored=== | ===Allied colored=== | ||
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*<c>Temple of Mystery</c> ({{G}}/{{U}}) | *<c>Temple of Mystery</c> ({{G}}/{{U}}) | ||
==Alchemy== | ===Alchemy=== | ||
A digital design from ''[[Alchemy: Innistrad]]'', <c>Forsaken Crossroads</c>, allows the player to Scry 1, but also allows them to replace it with being untapped if they were not the starting player. It allows a choice of any color of mana like <c>Uncharted Haven</c>. | A digital design from ''[[Alchemy: Innistrad]]'', <c>Forsaken Crossroads</c>, allows the player to Scry 1, but also allows them to replace it with being untapped if they were not the starting player. It allows a choice of any color of mana like <c>Uncharted Haven</c>. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 05:17, 27 August 2023
The scry lands are taplands introduced as two cycles in Theros block, also known as the Temples under the naming scheme. The five lands in Theros share their colors with the Gatecrash guilds, with the three remaining allied lands appearing in Born of the Gods and the two remaining enemy lands appearing in Journey into Nyx.[1][2] The enemy-colored lands were reprinted in Core Set 2020[3] and Core Set 2021.[4] The ally-colored lands were reprinted in Theros: Beyond Death.
Description
All scry lands listed let the player scry 1 when entering the battlefield.
There are multiple lands that scry as their utility activated ability, notably the Campus cycle. Restless Spire is further unique by having it be an attack trigger as a manland. Tocasia's Dig Site and Soldevi Excavations Surveil rather than scry, but are otherwise similar.
Future Sight
A predecessor to the scry lands, New Benalia (
), was printed in Future Sight, as part of an uncommon cycle of utility taplands. It is the only scry land to only produce one color.
Colorless scry lands
Later on, Zhalfirin Void was printed in Dominaria, and was the first scry land to enter untapped as it produced only colorless mana.
A common strictly better version of Zhalfirin Void (and incidentally Shimmering Grotto) was printed in Dominaria United under the name of Crystal Grotto.
The Grey Havens is a legendary land that scries from The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth. It can only generate colored mana if there are legendary creatures in your graveyard.
Dual-colored scry lands
These scry lands can produce one of two colors and are also called temples due to their naming pattern.[3]
Allied colored
- Temple of Enlightenment (/
) - Temple of Deceit (/
) - Temple of Malice (/
) - Temple of Abandon (/
) - Temple of Plenty (/)
Enemy colored
- Temple of Silence (/)
- Temple of Epiphany (/)
- Temple of Malady (/)
- Temple of Triumph (/)
- Temple of Mystery (/)
Alchemy
A digital design from Alchemy: Innistrad, Forsaken Crossroads, allows the player to Scry 1, but also allows them to replace it with being untapped if they were not the starting player. It allows a choice of any color of mana like Uncharted Haven.
References
- ↑ Sam Stoddard (Friday, September 6, 2013). "How Theros Got Its Scry On". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Luis Scott-Vargas (September 18, 2015). "Building a Better Battle". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Mark Rosewater (June 24, 2019). "Core Than Meets The Eye". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Kendall Pepple (June 9, 2020). "Approaching the Temple". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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