Lay of the Land
Magic 2014 183 • common
- Set
- Magic 2014
- Collector number
- 183
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Chuck Lukacs
- Market price
- $0.06
What it does
Search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
Victory favors neither the righteous nor the wicked. It favors the prepared.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Lay of the Land was first printed in the Invasion expansion in 2000 and was subsequently reprinted as part of the Magic 2014 core set, where it appeared with the collector number 183. Designed as a common-rarity green sorcery, the card serves a functional purpose in the game by allowing players to search their library for a basic land card, thereby smoothing out mana development in the early stages of a match.
The artwork for the Magic 2014 printing was created by artist Yeong-Hao Han. The visual style captures the essence of untamed wilderness, aligning with the card's mechanical utility of navigating the landscape. Upon its inclusion in the core set, it was received as a reliable, foundational tool for players in limited formats, valued for its straightforward contribution to resource consistency rather than high-impact competitive play.
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