What exactly can evolving wilds/terramorphic ex. search for?
Asked by donnk 14 years ago
I play with a friend who often searches for lands such as [Smoldering Spires] through evolving wilds/terramorphic expanse. IMO it shouldn't be possible, because those are not 'basic' lands (ie plains, forest, mountain etc). He said that as long as the card doesnt say 'artifact land' or 'legendary land' etc, it is counted as a basic land, and that players in the US play this way too (?)
I'm afraid your friend is wrong
In Magic all lands that aren't Forest, Plains, Mountain, Swamp and Island aren't basic lands.
Even lands that have those types but don't have the basic land type (eg Badlands ) just have the land type subtype not the Basic land type.
The ruling:
305.6. The basic land types are Plains, Island, Swamp, Mountain, and Forest. If an object uses the words basic land type, its referring to one of these subtypes. A land with a basic land type has the intrinsic ability T: Add [mana symbol] to your mana pool, even if the text box doesnt 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. Also see rule 605, Mana Abilities.
March 15, 2011 7:22 p.m.
doinitwrong says... #3
Evolving Wilds /Terramorphic Expanse can search for Plains , Island , Swamp , Mountain , Forest , and their snow counterparts (Snow-Covered Plains , etc.)
March 15, 2011 7:41 p.m.
HereticSmitty says... #4
Just a nit-pick, but cards named Snow-Covered Forest , Snow-Covered Plains , Snow-Covered Island , Snow-Covered Swamp , and Snow-Covered Mountain also have the basic supertype and can be searched for by Evolving Wilds /Terramorphic Expanse .
March 15, 2011 7:49 p.m.
TimProctor says... #5
Your friend in wrong, it has to be a Basic Land.
He is most likely confusing cards like Misty Rainforest which allows you to find Breeding Pool . Breeding Pool counts as both a Island and a Forest.
I've seen people get confused by it before, but it has to be a basic land.
March 15, 2011 8:32 p.m.
Terramorphic Expanse and Evolving Wilds are only able to search for a land with the supertype "basic land" or "Basic Snow Land". They can not search for anything else.
Currently, the only basic lands are Forest , Plains , Mountain , Island and Swamp , along with their snow covered counterparts.
March 15, 2011 10:09 p.m.
KrazyCaley says... #7
Thirded on the snow-covered lands counting as basics.
NoSkillManiac says... Accepted answer #1
Terramorphic Expanse for reference
The only basic lands are: Forest , Plains , Island , Swamp , and Mountain . anything else is a lie, just like the cake.
March 15, 2011 7:16 p.m.