Is a Forest and a Snow-Covered Forest different basic land types?

Asked by carpecanum 4 years ago

For a card like Collective Restraint , can I get up to 11 basic lands? Wastes , 5 basics and 5 snow-covered basics?

dragonstryke58 says... Accepted answer #1

No, "Snow" is a supertype. When asking about basic land types, you look at the subtype.

There are only five basic land types (forest, island, mountain, plains, and swamp).

305.6. The basic land types are Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest. If an object uses the words “basic land type,” it’s referring to one of these subtypes. A land with a basic land type has the intrinsic ability “{T}: Add [mana symbol],” even if the text box doesn’t actually contain that text or the object has no text box. For Plains, [mana symbol] is {W}; for Islands, {U}; for Swamps, {B}; for Mountains, {R}; and for Forests, {G}. See rule 107.4a. See also rule 605, “Mana Abilities.”

Wastes are basic lands, but they do not have a basic land type.

From Gatherer: 1/22/2016 Wastes is not a land type. If something asks you to name a land type, you can’t choose Wastes.

June 4, 2019 10:22 p.m. Edited.