If you were to make a Landfall deck, what are the must-have cards?
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Posted on April 6, 2013, 12:12 p.m. by timckmorse
They don't even have to be landfall cards specifically. Just want numerous opinions.
I'm not a pro of Landfall deck but I know Undiscovered Paradise is almost mandatory
April 6, 2013 12:19 p.m.
MindAblaze says... #6
Knight of the Reliquary to call out the elephant in the room. Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle and Prismatic Omen if you want to go the Naya Scapeshift route
April 6, 2013 12:26 p.m.
MindAblaze says... #7
Or if you like casual insanity...Prismatic Omen +Dark Heart of the Wood +Faith's Reward
April 6, 2013 12:29 p.m.
Or Boros Landfall aggro My PTQ Modern Boros, it does very well for me... but you've got to have the fetchlands and those are $$$, other than that it's pretty easy on the budget.
April 6, 2013 12:51 p.m.
Okay, what kind of deck are you building? Because landfall often goes one of 2 ways. Also, is this casual or competitive?
A friend of mine has a Boros landfall deck. It features Steppe Lynx and Plated Geopede , along with Flagstones of Trokair Ghost Quarter and some other lands like that which allow for multiple landfalls to hit hard and fast early on. The deck is modern legal, and was played in a tournament and did moderately well despite my predictions.
Another way to make the deck is Turboland, as it sometimes is called, and it's more casual (though it might have some power). It features Lotus Cobra Oracle of Mul Daya Explore sometimes Rampaging Baloths as finisher and sometimes Avenger of Zendikar . It's a really cool deck, and it often splashes blue. You can find turboland decks from one of the old standards that those cards were legal for. As an alternate win condition, I suggest Rude Awakening .
I guess you could make a white or black, or even red landfall deck with the other cards, but the above strategies have been effective for me and other people I know.
April 6, 2013 12:55 p.m.
MagnorCriol says... #10
Most typical competitive landfall decks were very aggressive, Boros- or Naya-colored decks starting with full sets of Steppe Lynx and Plated Geopede , and rounding out the decks with things like Knight of the Reliquary and Harrow , the latter of which is a fantastic enabler. Lotus Cobra and Grazing Gladehart are also solid performers, though the Cobra's mana usually isn't needed as much in an aggro deck and the Gladehart is often more of a sideboard card to stymie burn or other aggro decks.
There's also a good mill strategy focusing on Hedron Crab , who's just insane for mill decks.
Scapeshift is a great haymaker card for a landfall deck, and Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle usually sits right next to Scapeshift, though that's more of a Valakut combo deck than a Landfall deck.
April 6, 2013 1 p.m.
MagnorCriol says... #11
Oh, yeah, and the various fetchlands - Marsh Flats , Scalding Tarn , etc. are all very important for a competitive-level Landfall deck.
April 6, 2013 1:18 p.m.
Fetch-lands are essential. Really, they're the gas that gets your opponent from 20 to 0.
April 6, 2013 1:58 p.m.
fadelightningmm says... #14
April 6, 2013 5:41 p.m.
theemptyquiver says... #15
Hedrick crab is my favorite little dude from the landfall mechanic.
April 6, 2013 5:44 p.m.
I already mentioned Hedron Crab , but Meloku the Clouded Mirror for bounce and token generation all in one, really handy. Of course, if you're playing Legacy, Capsize
April 6, 2013 6:52 p.m.
UmbrotheUmbreon says... #18
I'd also suggest Boundless Realms as that drops MASSIVE amounts of land :D
April 6, 2013 8:37 p.m.
elpokitolama says... #19
Hi guys, I came out with a good landfall decklist here, wich use some of the bests lanfall cards in a competitive way... I think it can help you, because you can play both Ob Nixilis, the Fallen and Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle at their full potential, thanks to cards like the Knight of the Reliquary or Prismatic Omen . Please, take a look at it! And if you have some suggestions, share those with me :D
September 25, 2014 4:20 p.m.
Holy necropost batman! This thread was nearly one and a half years old!
September 26, 2014 11:08 a.m.
elpokitolama says... #22
Sorry, I know it's bad but... There already were quite some good ideas by there, so I though it could be helpfull to add my own ideas to help other people that would want to make their own landfall deck... ~~( /O_o)/
September 26, 2014 11:27 a.m.
Realm Razer with something to remove him from play and then bring him back - Flickerform pairs best with this being so cheap and keeping lands in play during your turn only. You could use a champion ability creature, which the only changeling ones all fit the colors of Realm Razer - Changeling Berserker, Changeling Titan, and Changeling Hero other ways to remove him would be with Conjurer's Closet or Whitemane Lion. Search out Realm Razer and one of the champions with Defense of the Heart or Tooth and Nail, or even Weird Harvest since you're about to shit them down for lands anyway other tutors could include Birthing Pod, Green Sun's Zenith, Summoner's Pact, or Chord of Calling. Include recursion with spirit guide, which also pairs nicely with the champion creatures or Breath of Life to bring him back.
Storm Cauldron if you want to be a dick about it, haha.
Lifegift to stay alive.
Any sac land plus Crucible of Worlds - Strip Mine, Myriad Landscape, tons of others though.
The original ravnica lands that return a land to your hand, I can't think of the term people use for them, but Selesnya Sanctuary, Boros Garrison, and Gruul Turf all would keep you having lands to play.
Ordeal of Nylea to get two lands out.
What format are we talking about? I'm thinking EDH but I just realized you hadn't specified. If so, a commander like Marath, Will of the Wild would benefit greatly from all the ramping and could be very useful.
Ramp cards I generally use Search for Tomorrow, Sakura-Tribe Elder, Harrow, Explosive Vegetation, Scapeshift or Tempt with Discovery.
April 19, 2015 11:45 p.m.
any thing that lets you play additional lands like Summer Bloom or Azusa, Lost but Seeking with something to give you lands to play like Life from the Loam or Crucible of Worlds
acbooster says... #2
It depends on what colors you run and what focus you want. There're landfall cards for just about every purpose, so without a focus there are no must-have cards really.
April 6, 2013 12:18 p.m.