LOL Crucible Of Worlds!
one of those cards that you love to play and hate to play against
There is an interesting dynamic that Wasteland and Iona bring to the meta of Legacy. Wasteland says play one color, and well... Iona doesn't agree. (see Daikoru's comment)
Posted By:
OverfiendSurprise
(1/19/2011 4:36:51 PM)
It's time to reprint this sucker.
Ghost Quarter? Never heard of it. Reprint please.
Posted By:
Kragash
(1/29/2012 12:30:54 PM)
Well, we're going to have Encroaching Wastes in M14. Basically this, but tempered by the fact that you ALSO need four miscellaneous mana for its second ability.
Posted By:
SkyknightXi
(7/4/2013 10:43:50 PM)
Strip Mine costs less because Strip Mine has more printings. Yes being able to use the card in Legacy is a large factor but the supply on this card is far less.
Posted By:
amberbock
(2/14/2014 5:36:14 AM)
One of the meanest cards in Legacy. If you invest in Legacy; start with these guys; they're always in high demand and their price only goes up.
Posted By:
blurrymadness
(4/30/2014 4:17:03 PM)
There's a reason why every Legacy deck that doesn't depend too heavily on its colored mana-base runs 3-4. When 3 color decks run colorless producing land, then you know it's good.
Posted By:
spectermonger
(7/10/2010 3:50:06 PM)
A much more balanced version of the stupid Strip Mine. This is a good card to have around in Legacy; it makes basics into pretty sick tech.
Posted By:
ratchet1215
(11/9/2010 9:34:07 PM)
@endersblade
The reason that Wasteland is 50 dollars and the strictly better Strip Mine is only 5-10 dollars is the fact that strip mine is banned. You can't run it in a tournament. If Strip Mine were unbanned it's price would be even higher than what wasteland's is now, and wasteland would cost less than strip mine does now.
Posted By:
MockTurtles
(7/24/2011 9:48:50 AM)
Outmatched only by Strip Mine. The proliferation of non-basic lands in the vast majority of multi-color decks make this 95% as good. 4-5 stars for certain.
Posted By:
markarmor
(7/23/2010 7:08:48 PM)
Without a doubt Strip Mine is more powerful.
However, in Type I and Legacy people often run dual lands even in a mono color deck just to gain benefit from a more versatile sideboard or cards like Engineered Explosives, in addition to all other utility and extra mana lands people utilize.
That said, Wasteland in most cases are just as good as Strip Mine since nonbasic lands are more powerful and tend to be the ones that need to be destroyed. One can technically run a deck without a single basic land, but it's very rare that one would run no nonbasic lands at all. Wasteland will always finds its targets.
Posted By:
Cyberium
(5/19/2011 10:36:25 PM)