Scoured Barrens or Tainted Field?
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Posted on Sept. 17, 2022, 10:12 a.m. by DemonDragonJ
I have a copy of Scoured Barrens in my Liesa, Shroud of Dusk EDH deck, but I am contemplating replacing it with Tainted Field, because gaining even 1 life works very well with this deck's strategy, but, in the vast majority of situations, having a dual land enter the battlefield untapped is preferable to any triggered ability that that land may have.
What does everyone else say about this subject? Should I replace Scoured Barrens with Tainted Field?
multimedia says... #3
Tainted Field enters the battlefield untapped for that reason it's a better land than Scoured Barrens. Caves of Koilos is better than both of them and Liesa gains life.
September 17, 2022 5:21 p.m.
TheoryCrafter says... #4
I concur with FartSeize. Either land can be tapped for colored mana, but you won't be able to do so until your 2nd turn at the earliest. You get the lifegain from Scoured Barrens and an opportunity to cast a colorless spell on turn 1 with Tainted Field.
September 18, 2022 9:56 a.m.
bushido_man96 says... #5
Agree with the above as well. This way too much though over these two lands.
September 18, 2022 11:10 p.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #6
multimedia, you actually have a very good point, and Caves of Koilos was just reprinted, so its price should be low, although, if WotC ever prints enemy-colored versions of the "battle lands" (i.e., Canopy Vista, Cinder Glade, and so forth), I will unquestionably put the black/white land in this deck.
FartSeize, I need swamps to synergize with Castle Locthwain and plains to synergize with Emeria, The Sky Ruin.
shadow63 says... #2
I would not put taint in. You only have 14 swamps and no way to search for them
September 17, 2022 10:47 a.m.