Cave
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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 cared for 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
- The Tomb of Aclazotz (Transformed Legendary)
Caring about Caves
Several cards care about the number of Caves in play.
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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