Cori Mountain Monastery 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
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or an Island.: Add
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Complete guide
Cori Mountain Monastery is a versatile utility land that provides both mana fixing and late-game card advantage. Designed for decks that touch white or blue, it ensures you stay ahead by letting you access the top of your library when your hand runs dry. Mastering its timing is key to maximizing its potential on the battlefield.
Entering the Fray
Cori Mountain Monastery has a conditional entry requirement. It enters the battlefield tapped unless you already control a Plains or an Island. This check happens as the land is entering, meaning it looks at the current state of your board. Once it is on the field, it functions as a reliable source of red mana.
Impulsive Drawing Step-by-Step
When you activate the second ability for four mana and tap the land, the top card of your library is moved to the exile zone. You gain a window of opportunity to play that card that lasts until the end of your very next turn. If you activate this on an opponent's turn, you have your entire following turn to use the card. If you activate it during your own turn, you have the remainder of that turn plus your next full turn cycle to play it.
Timing and Restrictions
Playing a card via Cori Mountain Monastery does not change its type or timing rules. If you exile a land card, you can only play it during one of your main phases when the stack is empty, and only if you haven't already used your land drop for the turn. Similarly, if you exile a sorcery, you cannot cast it on an opponent's turn just because it was exiled by this ability.
Common Mistakes
A frequent error occurs when multiple lands enter the battlefield at the same time, such as through a search effect. If Cori Mountain Monastery enters simultaneously with a Plains, it will still enter tapped because you did not control the Plains at the moment the Monastery's replacement effect checked the battlefield. Also, remember that you must pay all costs associated with casting a spell from exile; the land only provides the permission to play it, not the mana to cast it.
Interaction examples
Command TowerIf you have Cori Mountain Monastery and Command Tower in hand, playing the Monastery first will result in it entering tapped. However, even though Command Tower can produce any color in your identity, it does not have the 'Plains' or 'Island' land types. Therefore, the Monastery will still enter tapped even if you play Command Tower first.
Exotic OrchardIf your hand is empty and you have plenty of mana from lands like Exotic Orchard, you can activate Cori Mountain Monastery's ability at the end of your opponent's turn. If a spell is exiled, you can then untap, draw for your turn, and use the mana from both the Monastery and the Orchard to cast that exiled spell during your main phase.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Cori Mountain Monastery
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You must already control a Plains or Island as Cori Mountain Monastery enters for it to enter untapped. If it enters at the same time as a Plains or Island when you control no other Plains or Islands, it will enter tapped.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
You pay all costs and follow all timing rules for cards played this way. For example, if the exiled card is a land card, you may play it only during your main phase while the stack is empty.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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