Lay of the Land
The List CN2-185 • common
- Set
- The List
- Collector number
- CN2-185
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- green mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- Green
- Artist
- Chuck Lukacs
- Market price
- $0.30
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 originally appeared in the 2001 Invasion expansion for Magic: The Gathering, designed as a simple green common intended to help players fix their mana consistency in a set centered on multi-colored themes. The card's function—searching for a basic land card—was a foundational mechanical tool for early deck construction, emphasizing the strategic importance of color balancing.
The version found in The List, designated CN2-185, functions as a curated reprint that allows players to encounter cards from Magic's extensive history within modern booster packs. As a reprint of a functional staple, it carries the original artwork by Darrell Riche, whose illustrative style during the early 2000s helped define the visual identity of the game’s landscapes and natural environments.
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