Bountiful LandscapeHow it works & interactions with other cards

What it Does

Bountiful Landscape serves three primary functions. First, it can be tapped immediately for one colorless mana. Second, you can pay no mana and sacrifice it to search your library for a basic Forest, Island, or Mountain and put it into play tapped. Finally, if you have plenty of lands, you can pay its cycling cost of one Green, one Blue, and one Red mana to discard it and draw a card.

How it Resolves Step by Step

When you choose to activate the search ability, you first tap Bountiful Landscape and sacrifice it as a cost. This ability goes on the stack and can be responded to. Once it resolves, you search your library for a card with the basic supertype and one of the specified land types (Forest, Island, or Mountain). You place that card onto the battlefield tapped and then shuffle your library. If you choose to cycle the card, you pay the mana and discard the card from your hand; the draw effect then goes on the stack.

Common Mistakes

A common error is attempting to find a non-basic land with this card. Unlike some other fetch lands, Bountiful Landscape strictly requires a 'basic' land card. Another mistake is forgetting that the land enters the battlefield tapped, meaning you cannot use the mana from the fetched land on the same turn you sacrifice Bountiful Landscape. Lastly, remember that cycling is an activated ability that happens from the hand, not the battlefield.

When to Play It

You should play Bountiful Landscape early in the game if you are missing one of your primary colors, as it can guarantee a Forest, Island, or Mountain by the next turn. In the late game, if you already have a stable mana base, it is often better to hold the card in your hand to use its cycling ability, turning a redundant land draw into a fresh card from your library.

Interaction examples

Color Fixing in a Three-Color Deck

If you have Bountiful Landscape on the battlefield but need Blue mana for a future spell, you can tap and sacrifice it during your opponent's end step. You search for a basic Island and put it onto the battlefield tapped. When your turn begins, the Island untaps, and you now have the Blue mana required.

Building a Mana Base

Command TowerExotic Orchard

In a multiplayer game, you might have Command Tower and Exotic Orchard providing flexible colors, but Bountiful Landscape ensures you can thin your deck and find a specific basic land type. While Command Tower and Exotic Orchard provide immediate access to colors, Bountiful Landscape is your insurance against 'non-basic land hate' by securing a basic land.