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Much like [[Deserts]], Caves are [[utility land]]s. They don't have a unique mechanical identity, but can be | Much like [[Deserts]], Caves are [[utility land]]s. They don't have a unique mechanical identity, but can be referenced by other cards. | ||
''The Lost Caverns of Ixalan'' featured a [[cycle]] of common Caves. These Caves enable descending and represent a spell in the late game. | ''The Lost Caverns of Ixalan'' featured a [[cycle]] of common Caves. These Caves enable descending and represent a spell in the late game. | ||
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*{{card|Cavernous Maw}} | *{{card|Cavernous Maw}} | ||
*{{card|Sunken Citadel}} | *{{card|Sunken Citadel}} | ||
*<c>Echoing Deeps</c> | |||
*{{card|The Tomb of Aclazotz}} (Transformed Legendary) | *{{card|The Tomb of Aclazotz}} (Transformed Legendary) | ||
*<c>Tecutlan, the Searing Rift</c> (Transformed Legendary) | |||
*<c>Geode Grotto</c> (Transformed) | |||
*<c>Mycoid Cave</c> (Transformed) | |||
==Caring about Caves== | ==Caring about Caves== | ||
Several cards care about the number of Caves in play. | Several cards care about the number of Caves in play. Many also refer to them in the graveyard as well, given the graveyard theming of the set. | ||
*{{card|Cavernous Maw}} | *{{card|Cavernous Maw}} | ||
*<c>Compass Gnome</c> | |||
*<c>Forgotten Monument</c> | |||
*c>Glimpse the Core</c> | |||
*{{card|Sinuous Benthisaur}} | *{{card|Sinuous Benthisaur}} | ||
*{{card|Spelunking}} | *{{card|Spelunking}} | ||
*{{card|Bat Cavern}} | *{{card|Bat Cavern}} | ||
*{{card|Cosmium Confluence}} | *{{card|Cosmium Confluence}} | ||
Revision as of 06:52, 31 October 2023
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6 cards
as of The Lost Caverns of Ixalan 100% |
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| type:"Cave" | |
Cave is a nonbasic land type used for cards that depict deep caves and caverns. It was introduced in The Lost Caverns of Ixalan.[1]
Description
Much like Deserts, Caves are utility lands. They don't have a unique mechanical identity, but can be referenced by other cards.
The Lost Caverns of Ixalan featured a cycle of common Caves. These Caves enable descending and represent a spell in the late game.
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| Caves | Hidden Courtyard | Hidden Cataract | Hidden Necropolis | Hidden Volcano | Hidden Nursery |
| Five common nonbasic lands using the new Cave subtype that enter tapped. Each land has an ability to sacrifice itself to discover 4. | |||||
Other Caves in the set are:
- Well of Offerings
- Cavernous Maw
- Sunken Citadel
- Echoing Deeps
- The Tomb of Aclazotz (Transformed Legendary)
- Tecutlan, the Searing Rift (Transformed Legendary)
- Geode Grotto (Transformed)
- Mycoid Cave (Transformed)
Caring about Caves
Several cards care about the number of Caves in play. Many also refer to them in the graveyard as well, given the graveyard theming of the set.
- Cavernous Maw
- Compass Gnome
- Forgotten Monument
- c>Glimpse the Core</c>
- Sinuous Benthisaur
- Spelunking
- Bat Cavern
- Cosmium Confluence
Trivia
- Cave once was a proposed basic land type that would have been associated with Purple.[2][3]
- There are currently no plans to errata older cards that are flavored as caves (e.g. Bloodfell Caves, Gemstone Caverns, Cave of Temptation, Caves of Koilos, Cavern of Souls)[4]
References
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 24, 2023). "Given the set name, why caves and not caverns?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (July 31, 2014). "What would the basic land for purple be?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (March 8, 2021). "27 Things You Might Have Not Known About Time Spiral Block". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (October 24, 2023). "Will any lands be getting errata to make them retroactively caves?". Blogatog. Tumblr.
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