I Need Help Compiling a List of Defensive Lands

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Posted on Oct. 6, 2016, 11:22 p.m. by theindigoeffect

My decks are mostly creatureless, but they have plenty of misdirection and removal to allow me to survive.

However, in an effort to bolster my defenses, I'm compiling a list of lands that protect me from attacking creatures or damage in general: thus far, I have Maze of Ith, Mystifying Maze, Arcane Lighthouse (so I can remove otherwise unremovable creatures) and Kor Haven.

Could you please provide me with additional suggestions? Thank you.

metalmagic says... #2

• Yavimaya Hollow lets you have a guaranteed (or almost) blocker every turn.
• Glacial Chasm is great all-around. Just get rid of it when you don't need it anymore.
• Khalni Garden makes a blocker. Skyline Cascade keeps an opposing attacker tapped for a turn.
• Tower of the Magistrate can help against problematic artifact creatures like Wurmcoil Engine.
• Blighted Fen can kill a creature, and if timed well, can kill a lonely threat.
• Ice Floe can permanently tap down something until you can deal with it otherwise, or until a larger potential threat comes along.

I'm sure there are more decent ones, those are just off the top of my head.

October 6, 2016 11:41 p.m. Edited.

Sim_Will_CMcantfindmehopefully says... #3

Prahv, Spires of Order, Oasis and Maze of Shadows are TERRIBLE cards, just play gain life lands, Glacial Chasm, Blinkmoth Well, Desert isn't great, other than manlands token lands like Kher Keep, Springjack Pasture, Vitu-Ghazi, the City-Tree and Khalni Garden are nice, Mirrorpool is seriously underrated, Quicksand can kill dark confidant, commanders or whatever, Rath's Edge is garbage, Skyline Cascade seems playable, Soaring Seacliff is a card, Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle is a great card for a slow burn deck, and an expensive ass card that's illegal in most formats The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale. Really though the answer is manlands, hope this helped!

October 6, 2016 11:58 p.m.

aeonstoremyliver says... #4

Rishadan Port can tap down manlands or opposing Mazes, Dark Depths + Thespian's Stage gets you Marit Lage, and I really like metalmagic's suggestions.

So, is this for EDH/Commander or another format? And what colors are you in?

October 7, 2016 9:07 a.m.

shadow63 says... #5

There's always the man lands

October 7, 2016 11:05 a.m.

Raging_Squiggle says... #6

This makes me want to challenge myself to build a fully functioning winnable edh deck of only lands and select support cards like Terra Eternal, Faith's Reward, Splendid Reclamation, etc.

October 7, 2016 11:32 a.m.