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Animate LandHow it works & interactions with other cards

By the ManaCount desk· 6 min read· Nemesis· February 14, 2000
Carte Magic Animate Land

Animate Land is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.

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Official card text

Until end of turn, target land becomes a 3/3 creature that's still a land.

How it works : Animate Land

Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall

  1. #1· Wizards of the Coast

    A noncreature permanent that turns into a creature can attack, and its {T} abilities can be activated, only if its controller has continuously controlled that permanent since the beginning of their most recent turn. It doesn’t matter how long the permanent has been a creature.

    No other card is named in this ruling.

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Popular combos

Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.

Springheart Nantuko
+Animate Land
+Doubling Season
#1

Springheart Nantuko + Animate Land + Doubling Season

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggersInfinite tapped Forest tokens
  1. 1Animate a Forest that enters untapped using Animate Land
  2. 2Cast Springheart Nantuko for its bestow cost by paying {1}{G}, attaching it to the animated Forest.
  3. 3Play a land. When the land enters, Springheart Nantuko triggers, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create two token copies of the Forest that enters untapped.
  4. 4When the Forest tokens enter, Springheart Nantuko triggers twice.
  5. 5Holding priority, activate the Forest tokens by tapping them, adding {G}{G}.
  6. 6Resolve the first Springheart Nantuko trigger, choosing not to pay and creating two 1/1 Insect creature tokens.
  7. 7Resolve the second Springheart Nantuko trigger, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create two token copies of the Forest that enters untapped.
  8. 8Repeat from step 4.
Springheart Nantuko
+Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
+Animate Land
#2

Springheart Nantuko + Adrix and Nev, Twincasters + Animate Land

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggersInfinite tapped Forest tokens
  1. 1Animate a Forest that enters untapped using Animate Land
  2. 2Cast Springheart Nantuko for its bestow cost by paying {1}{G}, attaching it to the animated Forest.
  3. 3Play a land. When the land enters, Springheart Nantuko triggers, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create two token copies of the Forest that enters untapped.
  4. 4When the Forest tokens enter, Springheart Nantuko triggers twice.
  5. 5Holding priority, activate the Forest tokens by tapping them, adding {G}{G}.
  6. 6Resolve the first Springheart Nantuko trigger, choosing not to pay and creating two 1/1 Insect creature tokens.
  7. 7Resolve the second Springheart Nantuko trigger, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create two token copies of the Forest that enters untapped.
  8. 8Repeat from step 4.
Springheart Nantuko
+Parallel Lives
+Animate Land
#3

Springheart Nantuko + Parallel Lives + Animate Land

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggersInfinite tapped Forest tokens
  1. 1Animate a Forest that enters untapped using Animate Land
  2. 2Cast Springheart Nantuko for its bestow cost by paying {1}{G}, attaching it to the animated Forest.
  3. 3Play a land. When the land enters, Springheart Nantuko triggers, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create two token copies of the Forest that enters untapped.
  4. 4When the Forest tokens enter, Springheart Nantuko triggers twice.
  5. 5Holding priority, activate the Forest tokens by tapping them, adding {G}{G}.
  6. 6Resolve the first Springheart Nantuko trigger, choosing not to pay and creating two 1/1 Insect creature tokens.
  7. 7Resolve the second Springheart Nantuko trigger, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create two token copies of the Forest that enters untapped.
  8. 8Repeat from step 4.
Springheart Nantuko
+Animate Land
+Mondrak, Glory Dominus
#4

Springheart Nantuko + Animate Land + Mondrak, Glory Dominus

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggersInfinite tapped Forest tokens
  1. 1Animate a Forest that enters untapped using Animate Land
  2. 2Cast Springheart Nantuko for its bestow cost by paying {1}{G}, attaching it to the animated Forest.
  3. 3Play a land. When the land enters, Springheart Nantuko triggers, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create two token copies of the Forest that enters untapped.
  4. 4When the Forest tokens enter, Springheart Nantuko triggers twice.
  5. 5Holding priority, activate the Forest tokens by tapping them, adding {G}{G}.
  6. 6Resolve the first Springheart Nantuko trigger, choosing not to pay and creating two 1/1 Insect creature tokens.
  7. 7Resolve the second Springheart Nantuko trigger, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create two token copies of the Forest that enters untapped.
  8. 8Repeat from step 4.
Springheart Nantuko
+Animate Land
+Primal Vigor
#5

Springheart Nantuko + Animate Land + Primal Vigor

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggersInfinite tapped Forest tokens
  1. 1Animate a Forest that enters untapped using Animate Land
  2. 2Cast Springheart Nantuko for its bestow cost by paying {1}{G}, attaching it to the animated Forest.
  3. 3Play a land. When the land enters, Springheart Nantuko triggers, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create two token copies of the Forest that enters untapped.
  4. 4When the Forest tokens enter, Springheart Nantuko triggers twice.
  5. 5Holding priority, activate the Forest tokens by tapping them, adding {G}{G}.
  6. 6Resolve the first Springheart Nantuko trigger, choosing not to pay and creating two 1/1 Insect creature tokens.
  7. 7Resolve the second Springheart Nantuko trigger, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create two token copies of the Forest that enters untapped.
  8. 8Repeat from step 4.
Springheart Nantuko
+Animate Land
+Elspeth, Storm Slayer
#6

Springheart Nantuko + Animate Land + Elspeth, Storm Slayer

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggersInfinite tapped Forest tokens
  1. 1Animate a Forest that enters untapped using Animate Land
  2. 2Cast Springheart Nantuko for its bestow cost by paying {1}{G}, attaching it to the animated Forest.
  3. 3Play a land. When the land enters, Springheart Nantuko triggers, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create two token copies of the Forest that enters untapped.
  4. 4When the Forest tokens enter, Springheart Nantuko triggers twice.
  5. 5Holding priority, activate the Forest tokens by tapping them, adding {G}{G}.
  6. 6Resolve the first Springheart Nantuko trigger, choosing not to pay and creating two 1/1 Insect creature tokens.
  7. 7Resolve the second Springheart Nantuko trigger, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create two token copies of the Forest that enters untapped.
  8. 8Repeat from step 4.
Springheart Nantuko
+Anointed Procession
+Animate Land
#7

Springheart Nantuko + Anointed Procession + Animate Land

Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggersInfinite tapped Forest tokens
  1. 1Animate a Forest that enters untapped using Animate Land
  2. 2Cast Springheart Nantuko for its bestow cost by paying {1}{G}, attaching it to the animated Forest.
  3. 3Play a land. When the land enters, Springheart Nantuko triggers, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create two token copies of the Forest that enters untapped.
  4. 4When the Forest tokens enter, Springheart Nantuko triggers twice.
  5. 5Holding priority, activate the Forest tokens by tapping them, adding {G}{G}.
  6. 6Resolve the first Springheart Nantuko trigger, choosing not to pay and creating two 1/1 Insect creature tokens.
  7. 7Resolve the second Springheart Nantuko trigger, causing you to pay {1}{G} to create two token copies of the Forest that enters untapped.
  8. 8Repeat from step 4.
Vigean Graftmage
+Animate Land
+Utopia Sprawl
+Simic Growth Chamber
#8

Vigean Graftmage + Animate Land + Utopia Sprawl + Simic Growth Chamber

Infinite green manaInfinite mana of any one colorInfinite untap of creatures you control that have a +1/+1 counter on them
  1. 1Cast Animate Land by paying {G}, causing Simic Growth Chamber to become a creature until end of turn.
  2. 2Put a +1/+1 counter on Simic Growth Chamber.
  3. 3Activate Simic Growth Chamber by tapping it, adding {G}{U}.
  4. 4Utopia Srawl triggers, adding one mana of the chosen color.
  5. 5Activate Vigean Graftmage by paying {1}{U}, untapping Simic Growth Chamber.
  6. 6Repeat.
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