Artifact land
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Artifact land is a term used in reference to the six common land cards printed in Mirrodin and Darksteel and the ten common taplands printed in Modern Horizons 2 that also have the artifact type.[1]
List of artifact lands
- Ancient Den (
) - Seat of the Synod (
) - Vault of Whispers (
) - Great Furnace (
) - Tree of Tales (
) - Darksteel Citadel (
) is also indestructible. - Razortide Bridge
is also indestructible. - Mistvault Bridge
is also indestructible. - Drossforge Bridge
is also indestructible. - Slagwoods Bridge
is also indestructible. - Thornglint Bridge
is also indestructible. - Goldmire Bridge
is also indestructible. - Silverbluff Bridge
is also indestructible. - Darkmoss Bridge
is also indestructible. - Rustvale Bridge
is also indestructible. - Tanglepool Bridge
is also indestructible.
History
The artifact lands heavily contributed to the dominance of the affinity-based deck archetypes, and thus, in March 2005, all six were banned from Standard (Darksteel Citadel however, was later reprinted in Magic 2015, and the ban did not carry over with the reprint.) In the Modern format, all but Darksteel Citadel were banned from the beginning.
Rules
From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (June 7, 2024—Modern Horizons 3)
- Artifact Land
- A combination of artifact and land that’s subject to the rules for both. Artifact lands can only be played as lands, not cast as spells. See rule 301, “Artifacts,” and rule 305, “Lands.”
Trivia
- The location depicted in each artifact land was also featured in the art of the appropriate Sun's Zenith card from Scars of Mirrodin.
- The artwork of each colored artifact land was picked up to by a respective basic land from New Phyrexia, representing darker versions of the original.
- Ancient Den matches Plains (New Phyrexia, #166)
- Seat of the Synod matches Island (New Phyrexia, #168)
- Vault of Whispers matches Swamp (New Phyrexia, #170)
- Great Furnace matches Mountain (New Phyrexia, #172)
- Tree of Tales matches Forest (New Phyrexia, #174)
References
- ↑ Randy Buehler (September 5, 2003). "When Artifacts Aren't Spells". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
External links
- Wizards of the Coast (November 25, 2003). "Mirrodin Playtest Cards IV: Artifact Lands". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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