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An '''enchantment land''' is a ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[card]] with both the [[enchantment]] and the [[land]] [[type]]s.<ref name="Summer">{{DailyRef|news/welcome-summer-legend-2021-05-06|Welcome to the Summer of Legend|[[Adam Styborski]]|May 6, 2021}}</ref> | An '''enchantment land''' is a ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' [[card]] with both the [[enchantment]] and the [[land]] [[type]]s.<ref name="Summer">{{DailyRef|news/welcome-summer-legend-2021-05-06|Welcome to the Summer of Legend|[[Adam Styborski]]|May 6, 2021}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Enchantment land first appeared on a [[test card]] in the ''[[Mystery Booster]]'' set (<c>Enchanted Prairie</c>). | Enchantment land first appeared on a [[test card]] in the ''[[Mystery Booster]]'' set (<c>Enchanted Prairie</c>). | ||
Rosewater assumed enchantment lands would appear in a regular set one day (possibly in a [[supplemental set]]) but most likely not in a set where “enchantments matter”.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/142322139843/there-are-artifact-lands-creature-lands-and-now|title=What are the chances of ever seeing an enchantment land?|April 05, 2016}}</ref> The first [[black-bordered]] enchantment land, <c>Urza's Saga</c>, indeed appeared in ''[[Modern Horizons 2]]''.<ref name="Summer"/> | Rosewater assumed enchantment lands would appear in a regular set one day (possibly in a [[supplemental set]]) but most likely not in a set where “enchantments matter”.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/142322139843/there-are-artifact-lands-creature-lands-and-now|title=What are the chances of ever seeing an enchantment land?|April 05, 2016}}</ref> The first [[black-bordered]] enchantment land, <c>Urza's Saga</c>, indeed appeared in ''[[Modern Horizons 2]]''.<ref name="Summer"/> The Storm Scale is at a middling 5, as most scaling enchantment effects are carefully regulated.<ref>{{EzTumblr|https://www.tumblr.com/markrosewater/745496521297084416/yo-i-know-this-is-not-a-keyword-ability-but-on?source=share|title= "yo! I know this is not a keyword ability but, on the storm scale, where is "enchantment land" ?"|March 21, 2024}}</ref> | ||
==Ruling== | ==Ruling== |
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An enchantment land is a Magic: The Gathering card with both the enchantment and the land types.[1]
History
Players often wondered if enchantment lands had been considered for the "enchantment matters" Theros block. Mark Rosewater admitted that R&D's experience with artifact lands (which turned out way too powerful) scared them off from even trying, especially with Constellation in the mix.[2][3][4] It would have been a problem even if the enchantment land was legendary.[5][6] Even one enchantment land would have forced development to raise the costs of all the cards with the Constellation mechanic.[7]
Enchantment land first appeared on a test card in the Mystery Booster set (Enchanted Prairie).
Rosewater assumed enchantment lands would appear in a regular set one day (possibly in a supplemental set) but most likely not in a set where “enchantments matter”.[8] The first black-bordered enchantment land, Urza's Saga, indeed appeared in Modern Horizons 2.[1] The Storm Scale is at a middling 5, as most scaling enchantment effects are carefully regulated.[9]
Ruling
- Playing an enchantment land as a land uses a land drop, the same as playing an artifact land.[10]
References
- ↑ a b Adam Styborski (May 6, 2021). "Welcome to the Summer of Legend". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 18, 2014). "Was an enchantment land ever in consideration for Theros block?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 14, 2014). "Was mirridon/new phyrexia artifact land and how good it was with affinity similar to why there wasn't enchantment lands?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (May 16, 2016). "It's still difficult to understand your reluctance to make an enchantment land.". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 24, 2014). "Why didn't Theros block have an Enchantment Land?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 09, 2014). "Couldn't you have made Nyx itself as a card?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (December 15, 2014). "Don't you think the issue with Mirrodin's artifact lands is that there are so many of them?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (April 05, 2016). "What are the chances of ever seeing an enchantment land?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ [[Lua error in Module:EzTumblr at line 40: Malformed URL.]]. "[March 21, 2024 "yo! I know this is not a keyword ability but, on the storm scale, where is "enchantment land" ?"]". Lua error in Module:EzTumblr at line 50: Malformed URL.. Tumblr.
- ↑ Eli Shiffrin (November 11, 2019). "Mystery Booster Release Notes". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.