Abundant GrowthHow it works & interactions with other cards

How Abundant Growth Functions

Abundant Growth is an Aura with 'Enchant land,' meaning you must target a land you control as you cast it. Once it resolves and enters the battlefield, two things happen: you draw a card from its triggered ability, and the enchanted land gains a new activated ability to tap for one mana of any color. Importantly, the land does not lose its original abilities; it simply gains a new option for what mana it can produce.

Step-by-Step Resolution

First, you pay {G} and cast Abundant Growth, targeting a land. When the spell resolves, it enters the battlefield attached to that land. This triggers its 'enters' ability, which is put onto the stack. Once that trigger resolves, you draw a card. From that point forward, as long as the Aura remains attached, the land can be tapped for its original purposes or for the new 'Add one mana of any color' ability.

Common Misconceptions

A common mistake is assuming that using the new ability also triggers the land's original abilities. Activating one of the land's activated abilities won't cause the others to be activated; they are separate choices. Additionally, remember that if the land leaves the battlefield or becomes an illegal target, Abundant Growth will be put into the graveyard, but you will have already drawn the card from when it first entered.

When to Play It

This card is best played early to fix your colors or in decks that benefit from having enchantments on the battlefield. Because it draws a card, it is a low-risk way to cycle through your deck while ensuring you can cast spells with demanding color requirements later in the game.

Interaction examples

Fixing Colorless Lands

Urza's Saga

If you enchant Urza's Saga with Abundant Growth, the land retains all its Saga chapter abilities. While Urza's Saga normally only produces colorless mana through its first chapter, Abundant Growth allows it to tap for any color of mana immediately, helping you cast spells while you wait for the Saga to progress.

Enchantment Synergies

Hardened Scales

While Hardened Scales cares about +1/+1 counters on creatures, playing Abundant Growth in a deck with these cards helps ensure you have the specific green mana required to cast your spells. Even though they don't directly interact in terms of mechanics, Abundant Growth provides the necessary color fixing to consistently play your synergy pieces like Hardened Scales on turn one.