Blossoming Sands

Land

Blossoming Sands enters the battlefield tapped.

When Blossoming Sands enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life.

: Gain or .

Discussion (50)

multimedia on Atla’s Eggs

1 week ago

Hey, nice version, but the manabase hasn't been as upgraded as much as the rest of the deck, you forgot Command Tower.

Because you have Avacyn, Angel of Hope and Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger do you really need lots of other big creatures? Most creature board wipes are good with Eggs because even if Atla will die to the wipe she will trigger for each Egg that also dies. All your opponents creatures die and you're left with a battlefield of creatures from Eggs. Avacyn and Ulamog have indestructible making them survive board wipes that destroy or do damage.

Vanquish the Horde and Blasphemous Act are powerful creature board wipes in multiplayer Commander because they care about the number of all creatures from all players on the battlefield. Wrath of God and Day of Judgment are the traditional four mana ones and Austere Command is very versatile. Fanatical Devotion is a nice budget sac outlet for Eggs since it can protect Atla from most board wipes.

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Consider more ramps sources especially two drop or less ramp that's not creatures can help with Atla?

• Arcane Signet: budget staple mana rock.
• Fellwar Stone
• Wild Growth
• Fertile Ground

The manabase here has a few good lands (Mesa, Orchard, Glade, Shrine, Panorama), but most are subpar for much lower budget decks. Temple of the False God is a not a good land; my advice is cut it from all your decks even decks with green which have land ramp. Needing five lands just for Temple to be able to make mana isn't worth it. The Life lands such as Blossoming Sands, etc. are lackluster since 1 life gain is not worth the land always ETB tapped. If you're on a budget for lands then consider these for upgrades?

• Command Tower
• High Market: sac outlet.
• Battlefield Forge
• Canopy Vista
• Overgrown Farmland
• Path of Ancestry
• Game Trail
• Fortified Village
• Furycalm Snarl
• Alpine Meadow
• Sungrass Prairie
• Mossfire Valley

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Some cards to consider cutting:

• Temple of the False God
• Ancient Ziggurat
• Blossoming Sands
• Kazandu Refuge
• Rugged Highlands
• Slagwoods Bridge
• Thornglint Bridge
• Wind-Scarred Crag
• Arctic Treeline
• Highland Forest
• Sudden Disappearance
• Soul Foundry
• Dictate of Heliod
• Brood Monitor
• Guild Feud
• Ulamog's Crusher
• Breaker of Armies
• Gruul Ragebeast
• Endbringer
• Dreamstone Hedron

Good luck with your deck.

Balaam__ on Selesnya wall tron

2 weeks ago

Looks nice. Maybe swap out a basic land or two for Blossoming Sands just to make sure you have the right color when you need it.

multimedia on Sliver Beats

3 weeks ago

Hey, well done budget version of Silvers, nice Sliver Legion. You forgot Sol Ring.

Manaweft Sliver is another two drop mana Sliver. Shifting Sliver makes all your Slivers unblockable. Venom Sliver gives all deathtouch. These three Slivers could replace three of the higher CMC Slivers that have redundant effects. Blasphemous Act wrecks your opponents with Hivelord as Commander.

• Sol Ring --> Universal Automaton
• Manaweft Sliver --> Groundshaker Sliver
• Shifting Sliver --> First Sliver's Chosen
• Venom Sliver --> Fury Sliver
• Blasphemous Act --> Lymph Sliver

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Consider more draw?

• Reconnaissance Mission
• Elemental Bond: if you control an anthem effect, that effect counts to increase the power of a Silver who ETB. Many Slivers only need one anthem effect to have 3 power.
• Return of the Wildspeaker
• Brainstorm
• Pact of the Serpent
• Distant Melody
• Painful Truths

Wild Pair and Pyre of Heroes are powerful budget repeatable effects to tutor for and cheat Silvers on the battlefield.

Consider cutting a few of the lesser Slivers for more draw?

• Reconnaissance Mission --> Fungus Sliver
• Wild Pair --> Watcher Sliver
• Pyre of Heroes --> Talon Sliver
• Elemental Bond --> Steelform Sliver
• Return of the Wildspeaker --> Evolution Charm

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Nice Shock lands. On a budget you can do better than the Gain lands such as Blossoming Sands and Cycle lands such as Sheltered Thicket. Consider the Tango lands? Since there's 14 basic lands here.

• Cinder Glade --> Sheltered Thicket
• Canopy Vista --> Blossoming Sands
• Sunken Hollow --> Temple of Mystery
• Prairie Stream --> Wind-Scarred Crag
• Smoldering Marsh --> Canyon Slough

Good luck with your deck.

BonesawMcGraw13 on Atla's Exquisite Eggs

7 months ago

Edit 1

Shifting Ceratops , Evolving Wilds , Blossoming Sands , Solemn Simulacrum , and Sachi, Daughter of Seshiro are out

Kodama's Reach , Thespian's Stage , Tempt with Discovery . Reliquary Tower , and Taranika, Akroan Veteran are in

I added some card to my maybe board that but i'm not sure what to cut for any of them.

discipleofgary73 on it's worth the Rhys

8 months ago

Hi! Thanks for the upvote.
A few suggestions:
Overwhelming Stampede rather than Overcome ; Sure your deck has many weenies, but by the time you're gonna want a 5 cmc mass trample for the win, you'll probably have something with larger than 2 power out.
Rule of Law is great for multiplayer, but Curse of Exhaustion might fit if you're gearing the deck for 1v1. If you are going for multiplayer, then Kismet works great at slowing opponents down without impacting yourself.
With the amount of PWs in the deck, Ignite the Beacon and Oath of Ajani might be worthwhile.
Phyrexian Rebirth could be a good board wipe, especially if you have crazy token amounts. Especially funny if you can combo it with Fresh Meat . Also funny with Requiem Angel out - a card worth including on its own, especially if you end up juggling your own tokens for other things.
Hardened Scales , Gavony Township , and Bloodspore Thrinax , could play nice with the +1/+1 subtheme.
Ashnod's Altar is great for utilizing creature tokens to get more things out.
Tireless Tracker might help with card draw later and gets some counters on its own.
The deck comp is pretty balanced, so Traverse the Ulvenwald might be effective. Congregation at Dawn and Chord of Calling are other tutor options if you find that the deck is more successful with particular creatures out.
I love swapping weaker tokens with Emrakul's Evangel (another fun fresh meat combo play). Of course, there is always Divine Visitation as well. It's easy to go overboard on doublers, but I figured I'd give a shout out to Primal Vigor and Second Harvest .
Swords to Plowshares for Pacifism ; might be better in some scenarios and always allows you to target your own creature to get some life out of it if you need to or if you go for the lifegain route.
Speaking of the lifegain route, if you want to go for it, here's some things that could work well: Phantom Nishoba , Wall of Reverence , Cradle of Vitality , Fumigate , Congregate , Blighted Steppe , Blossoming Sands , Gingerbread Cabin , Radiant Fountain , Graypelt Refuge , Kabira Crossroads , High Market , and Phyrexian Processor . The land balance will need to be played with if you want to swap the basics for some of those. Also, most Ajani PWs will work well for a more lifegain focused deck.
Now, when I think token generation, I think artifacts for many things. Thopter Assembly , Genesis Chamber , and Summoning Station come to mind. If you end up with more artifact tokens, you can use them with things like Krark-Clan Ironworks and Kuldotha Forgemaster . Also help with things like Dispatch .
Annnnnd one more suggestion if I haven't overstayed my welcome. Funny things can happen in token decks that put out a lot of creatures when you play The Great Aurora . Usually gives you a much stronger board state than opponents - might want to have a safety Reliquary Tower in for that hand size though!
Sorry if I doubled up on anything you had already considered!

bdobinski on Brad's Commander Cube (v2): Non Basic Mana List

9 months ago

Update 12/28/2020

Bountiful Promenade replacing Blossoming Sands
Luxury Suite replacing Bloodfell Caves
Morphic Pool replacing Dismal Backwater
Rejuvenating Springs replacing Thornwood Falls
Sea of Clouds replacing Tranquil Cove
Spectator Seating replacing Wind-Scarred Crag
Spire Garden replacing Rugged Highlands
Training Center replacing Swiftwater Cliffs
Undergrowth Stadium replacing Jungle Hollow
Vault of Champions replacing Scoured Barrens

Balaam__ on Jumanji Aggro || Selesnya Surprise

9 months ago

Absolutely. I’d trade Sunpetal Grove in place of Blossoming Sands. Every once in awhile you’ll probably have to play one that entered tapped, but I’d wager more often than not you’ll get to play it without the drawback.

bdobinski on Brad's Commander Cube (v2): Full List

9 months ago

Update 12/28/2020

Animar, Soul of Elements replacing Yasova Dragonclaw
Geist of Saint Traft replacing Daxos of Meletis
Halana, Kessig Ranger replacing Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma
Bala Ged Recovery  ^Flip replacing Regrowth
Kazuul's Fury  ^Flip replacing Fling
Keeper of the Accord replacing Glorious Anthem
Bountiful Promenade replacing Blossoming Sands
Luxury Suite replacing Bloodfell Caves
Morphic Pool replacing Dismal Backwater
Rejuvenating Springs replacing Thornwood Falls
Sea of Clouds replacing Tranquil Cove
Spectator Seating replacing Wind-Scarred Crag
Spire Garden replacing Rugged Highlands
Training Center replacing Swiftwater Cliffs
Undergrowth Stadium replacing Jungle Hollow
Vault of Champions replacing Scoured Barrens