Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise 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
When this creature enters, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, you gain X life and draw X cards, where X is that creature's power. As this land enters, you may pay 3 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.: Add
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Complete guide
Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise is a versatile modal double-faced card that offers high-impact card draw or a crucial land drop when you need it most. Whether you are sacrificing a massive creature to refill your hand or paying life to ensure your mana stays open, this card is a powerhouse in green decks. Understanding how to navigate its dual nature is key to mastering its potential on the battlefield.
Dual Faces and Mana Value
As a modal double-faced card (MDFC), this card exists as Disciple of Freyalise in your hand, library, and graveyard. You can only play the back side, Garden of Freyalise, as a land by following the normal rules for playing lands. On the stack or battlefield, only the face you chose to play is considered. In all other zones, like your graveyard, it is only a creature card with a mana value of 6. If an effect lets you return a land from your graveyard, you cannot pick this card, because it is only a creature in that zone.
The Sacrifice Trigger
When the creature face enters the battlefield, you get a triggered ability that lets you sacrifice another creature. This is optional; you choose whether to sacrifice a creature only when the ability resolves. If you do, the game checks the sacrificed creature's power as it last existed on the battlefield to determine X. You then gain X life and draw X cards. If the creature had negative power, X is 0.
Entering as a Land
Garden of Freyalise gives you the option to have it enter the battlefield untapped by paying 3 life. If you choose not to pay, or cannot pay, it enters tapped. This choice is made as the land enters the battlefield and does not use the stack. Once it is on the field, it functions as a basic Forest-like source, providing green mana to fuel your larger spells.
Common Mistakes
A frequent error is trying to sacrifice the Disciple of Freyalise to its own ability. The ability specifically states you must sacrifice 'another' creature, meaning the Disciple itself is not a valid target for its own trigger. Additionally, remember that if an effect lets you 'cast' spells from your library, you cannot play the land side, as lands are played, not cast.
Interaction examples
Avenger of ZendikarStep 1: You have Avenger of Zendikar and several Plant tokens on the field. Step 2: You cast Disciple of Freyalise. Step 3: As it enters, the trigger goes on the stack. Step 4: Upon resolution, you choose to sacrifice the Avenger of Zendikar (which has 5 power). Step 5: You gain 5 life and draw 5 cards based on the Avenger's power at the moment it was sacrificed.
Seedborn MuseStep 1: You play Garden of Freyalise, choosing to pay 3 life so it enters untapped. Step 2: You tap it to help cast Seedborn Muse. Step 3: Because Garden of Freyalise is a permanent you control, Seedborn Muse will untap it during every other player's untap step, allowing you to use that green mana for interaction on every single turn.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Use the power of the sacrificed creature as it last existed on the battlefield to determine the value of X.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
To determine whether it is legal to play a modal double-faced card, consider only the characteristics of the face you're playing and ignore the other face's characteristics. For example, if an effect stops you from casting creature spells, you can't cast Disciple of Freyalise, but you can still play Garden of Freyalise.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
If an effect allows you to play a specific modal double-faced card, you may cast it as a spell or play it as a land, as determined by which face you choose to play. If an effect allows you to cast (rather than "play") a specific modal double-faced card, you can't play it as a land.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If an effect allows you to play a land or cast a spell from among a group of cards, you may play or cast a modal double-faced card with any face that fits the criteria of that effect. For example, if an effect allows you to play lands from your graveyard, you can play Garden of Freyalise, but you can't cast Disciple of Freyalise.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
If an effect allows you to put a card with particular characteristics onto the battlefield without instructing you to play or cast it, you consider only the characteristics of a modal double-faced card's front face to see if that card qualifies. If it does, it enters the battlefield with its front face up. For example, if an effect allows you to put a creature card from your graveyard onto the battlefield, you can put Disciple of Freyalise onto the battlefield. However, an effect that lets you return a land card from your graveyard to your hand won't let you return Garden of Freyalise to your hand, as that card has only its front face's characteristics while in the graveyard.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
The mana value of a modal double-faced card is based on the characteristics of the face that's being considered. On the stack or the battlefield, consider whichever face is up. In all other zones, consider only the front face. This is different than how the mana value of a transforming double-faced card is determined.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #7· Wizards of the Coast
A modal double-faced card can't be transformed or be put onto the battlefield transformed. Ignore any instruction to transform a modal double-faced card or to put one onto the battlefield transformed.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
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Disciple of Freyalise // Garden of Freyalise + Body of Research
- 1Cast Body of Research by paying
, creating a 0/0 Fractal creature token, and then putting a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to your deck size. - 2Cast Disciple of Freyalise by paying
. - 3When Disciple of Freyalise enters the battlefield, it triggers, causing you to sacrifice the Fractal token, draw your library, and gain life equal to the amount of cards drawn this way.
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