Collective Voyage 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.
Official card text
Join forces — Starting with you, each player may pay any amount of mana. Each player searches their library for up to X basic land cards, where X is the total amount of mana paid this way, puts them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffles.
Complete guide
Collective Voyage is a powerful political tool in Magic: The Gathering that utilizes the Join forces mechanic to reshape the battlefield for everyone. While it can accelerate your own game plan, it invites every player to contribute mana to a shared pool, potentially bringing a massive influx of resources into play simultaneously.
How Join Forces Works
When Collective Voyage resolves, the Join forces ability triggers. Starting with the person who cast the spell, each player in turn order chooses how much mana they wish to contribute to the pot. This happens entirely during the resolution of the spell, meaning players cannot react with other spells once the paying process has begun.
Executing the Search
After all players have had a chance to pay, the total amount of mana spent is calculated as 'X'. Every player then searches their library for up to X basic land cards. These lands enter the battlefield tapped. Even if a player chooses to find zero lands, the rules state they must still search and shuffle their library as part of the resolution.
Strategic Considerations
A common mistake is forgetting that this spell benefits your opponents just as much as you—and sometimes more if they have more basic lands left in their decks. Because the lands enter tapped, you won't be able to use them immediately for mana, so time your Voyage when you can afford to wait a turn to reap the rewards.
Interaction examples
You cast Collective Voyage and pay 2 green mana. Your two opponents decide to contribute 3 mana each. The total X is 8. Now, every player searches their library for up to 8 basic land cards and puts them onto the battlefield tapped. Everyone shuffles, and the game state has drastically accelerated.
Farseek
Nature's LoreUnlike Farseek, which targets specific land types like Plains or Swamps, or Nature's Lore, which brings a Forest into play untapped, Collective Voyage is strictly for basic lands and always brings them in tapped. While the others are precise and private, the Voyage is expansive and public, often netting you five or more lands for a single green mana if your opponents are eager to ramp.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Collective Voyage
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You may find any number of basic lands up to X, including zero. However, searching and shuffling your library is not optional.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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