Pretty much nobody plays Arena now, because they are playing Friday Night Magic instead.
Arenaįor years, people have played Arena at their local Magic stores. Not bad for the "worst card" of a one hundred and forty-three card set. Then people began playing it in standard as a slow way to mop up Elves and Birds.
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Then, everyone and their brother showed up to Masques Block Constructed Pro Tour and played Rath's Edge in an effort to deal with many Rebels, Waterfront Bouncer, and other offensive one toughness creatures. InQuest magazine (I write their monthly Magic puzzle, by the way, so pick it up and check it out!) rated Rath's Edge as the worst card in Nemesis. Wait, we don't need no stinkin' key this week. Key: "50.": This card finished in 50th place. I know I'm going to get a lot of mail about Lotus Vale, so let me preempt those letters: Lotus Vale would have been playable if it wasn't in the same environment as Wasteland, Capsize, and massive amounts of land destruction. Special bonus section! Here are the lands which were in contention for the top fifty, but just missed making the cut: Not on list, but in consideration: Planeshift Dragon Lairs ( Rith's Grove, etc.), Urza's Saga original cycling lands ( Slippery Karst, etc.), Kor Haven, Krosan Verge, Torment Tainted lands ( Tainted Field, etc.), Tarnished Citadel, Mercadian Masques counter lands ( Peat Bog, etc.), Thran Quarry, Fallen Empires sac lands ( Svyelunite Temple, etc.), Elephant Graveyard, Island of Wak-Wak, Safe Haven, City of Traitors, Crystal Vein, Ice Floe, Land Cap, Winding Canyons, and Lotus Vale. Well, that's because I've had a minor change of opinion about the two, thanks to all the wonderful feedback I've gotten from people. In addition, you may notice that Bazaar of Baghdad finished higher than Cephalid Coliseum, when they had reversed positions during Card Drawing Week. And remember kids, the lands themselves are colorless, even if they produce all five colors of mana. However, there ARE cards which produce multiple colors of mana. There are no multi-colored cards on this list.Who wants to have to include Nomad Stadium on a best-of list? When they have disparate effects (such as with the Odyssey threshold lands), they were separated. When these cards all have identical effects (such as with the Odyssey filter lands), they were grouped together. There are many nonbasic lands that are parts of cycles. Everyone who has read my column here knows how much I love talking about cycles of cards.
So we'll use rule number three to point out that this is nonbasic land week - so Forest, Island, Mountain, Plains and Swamp are not to be included. Rule number three used to concern something, but I have no clue what that is at this point.However, most of the cards on this list basically apply to all formats - nonbasic lands are the building blocks of decks in general, aside from basic lands. Not that I don't value feedback (directed to either the message boards here, or to Cards are ranked based on their importance and power in tournaments. Even though I considered polling a gaggle of geese about their favorite Magical cards, I thought the better of it and went with my own uncommon knowledge of the game. So listen up, as I lay out the golden rules of Ben's Top 50 Nonbasic Lands of All Time! You can only play one a turn… ok, that one sticks give or take Fastbond and its ilk.įor this top fifty list, we're going to do things a little differently. They tap for cool effects… except some tap only for mana. Wow, has it been two weeks already since my last article? Now we've gone from Card Drawing to Nonbasic Land Week here at, and let me tell you I couldn't be happier about it! After all, one of my favorite card types in Magic is land, along with sorcery, instant, creature, artifact, interrupt, and enchantment.īut seriously, you couldn't have the game of Magic without the lands, could you? They give you mana every turn… or they don't.
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