More like die-lands. If you play these lands, you will lose mana to horrible mana changing costs.
Posted By:
DacenOctavio
(2/5/2011 11:26:44 PM)
I don't see why the land got such a bad rating. Sure, there are better lands, but it comes into play untapped and produces up to three different colors mana. That is a lot.
Savage lands come into play tapped, which is a huge disadvantage over this.
Sure, there is shimmering grotto, which is, in most cases, better. It's still not strictly better. Think about your opponent playing a thief deck, and he'd steal a land. If he'd steal the grotto, he'd have access to more blue mana. If he'd steal this land, he would just have colorless mana. Not saying that it's a huge advantage, but it still is a tiny advantage, ensuring that the grotto is not strictly better.
In short: I think the main reason why it got such a bad rating is that it's from homelands, and not because it's such a horrible card.
Posted By:
majinara
(5/4/2013 6:11:51 AM)
Shimmering Grotto
Posted By:
theVillageIdiot
(2/15/2012 7:20:36 PM)
"I don't see why the land got such a bad rating. Sure, there are better lands, but it comes into play untapped and produces up to three different colors mana. That is a lot.
Savage lands come into play tapped, which is a huge disadvantage over this.
Sure, there is shimmering grotto, which is, in most cases, better. It's still not strictly better. Think about your opponent playing a thief deck, and he'd steal a land. If he'd steal the grotto, he'd have access to more blue mana. If he'd steal this land, he would just have colorless mana. Not saying that it's a huge advantage, but it still is a tiny advantage, ensuring that the grotto is not strictly better.
In short: I think the main reason why it got such a bad rating is that it's from homelands, and not because it's such a horrible card."
Shimmering grotto IS strictly better. What your opponent may steal from you is not relevant to strictly better. A 2/2 for 2 mana is STRICTLY better than a 1/2 for 2 mana, even though if your oppon... (see all)
Posted By:
Traius
(7/31/2013 4:25:37 AM)
i rate it a horible 1/5... and yet ill still use it just to make my friends laugh at me... And because i'm CRAZY!!!
Posted By:
TheDragonPlainswalkr
(8/26/2013 9:24:18 AM)