i dont get this ... how or why is this card or temple garden rated higher than Gruul Turf?
maybe there is something im not seeing? (aside from returning a land to owner's hand and coming in tapped) doesnt it give you then 2 mana for the cost of one next turn and so on? i run 2 in my green deck and i get to send out 2 drops easily.
i dont have to pay life, and i dont have to choose between one of the other ...
Posted By:
lorddarktoothx
(8/28/2012 7:20:06 AM)
@lorddarktoothx:
tl;dr These lands offer many more possibilities because they can be played untapped turn 1, have basic land types, and can make some very color-intensive early plays possible.
What this card offers that Karoo lands (what Gruul Turf and it's buddies are usually called) is flexibility and fast colored mana.
With this card, I could drop it T1 and cast a card that costs {W}, then next turn drop a Swamp and cast something that costs {B}{B} (or vice versa). I can't think of cards off the top of my head that are particularly exploitable like that for Godless Shrine (though I'm sure there are some) but you get the principle. With some of the other lands some of the possibilities are crazy (Wild Nacatl, for instance).
The fact that these can be played on turn one is also key. Gruul Turf can never be played on turn one (or rather it can, but it will then have to bounce itself and is thus worse than pointless).
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Posted By:
Magnor_Criol
(10/15/2012 5:08:42 PM)
The RTR art for this looks spectacular! Almost makes me want to go over to the Orzhov side...
Posted By:
Totema
(10/30/2012 10:19:27 PM)
My boyf bought me a couple of old ravnica boosters as a suprise gift. I pulled one of these. :)
Posted By:
PriestessKikyo1
(12/3/2012 4:16:56 AM)
The green elements on the ground of the shrine always throw me off when I see this card.
Posted By:
Goatllama
(1/22/2013 9:24:21 PM)
This is also brilliant with Crypt Ghast. You tap it for white, and since it's a swamp, it also produces Black...
Posted By:
rabbimoshie
(5/15/2013 6:39:37 AM)
why is this card worth so much?
Posted By:
gr33ndog
(9/29/2013 11:49:07 AM)