Dwarven Confluencer 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
: Destroy target nontoken land. Its controller creates a Mana Confluence token. (It's a land with "
Complete guide
Dwarven Confluencer is a unique playtest creature from Mystery Booster 2 that turns your opponents' specialized lands into a specific, painful resource. While it destroys a land, it leaves behind a Mana Confluence token to ensure the game keeps moving at a cost. This Dwarf is perfect for players who want to punish powerful utility lands without completely locking an opponent out of mana.
Converting the Landscape
Dwarven Confluencer features an activated ability that targets a nontoken land. When you tap the Dwarf, you aren't just destroying a resource; you are forcing it to evolve. The target land is put into the graveyard, and its controller immediately creates a land token that is a copy of the card Mana Confluence. This token provides mana of any color but requires the controller to pay 1 life every time it is used.
Step-by-Step Resolution
First, you activate the ability by tapping Dwarven Confluencer and choosing a legal target, which must be a nontoken land. Upon resolution, the target land is destroyed. Finally, the controller of that land creates the Mana Confluence token. Because the token creation is part of the effect, it happens immediately after the destruction, ensuring the player has a replacement land ready for their next turn.
Timing and Strategy
Since this is a tap ability, Dwarven Confluencer must be on the battlefield and unaffected by summoning sickness to be used. It is most effective against powerful nonbasic lands that provide utility, such as those with powerful activated abilities. By replacing them with a Mana Confluence, you strip away the utility while giving your opponent a land that will slowly drain their life total if they choose to use it for mana.
Common Mistakes
The most important restriction to remember is that Dwarven Confluencer can only target 'nontoken' lands. You cannot use its ability to destroy the Mana Confluence tokens it creates, nor can you target land tokens created by other effects. Additionally, remember that as a playtest card, its rules are intended for casual or Mystery Booster Limited play, so ensure your playgroup is comfortable with the unique 'modified' symbols on the card.
Interaction examples
Solemn SimulacrumIf your opponent uses Solemn Simulacrum to search for a basic Mountain, that Mountain is a nontoken land. You can tap Dwarven Confluencer to destroy that Mountain. Your opponent will then create a Mana Confluence token. They still have a land to cast their spells, but they no longer have a basic Mountain and must pay life to use their new land.
Roaming ThroneIf you have Roaming Throne on the battlefield and chose 'Dwarf' as its creature type, you might expect Dwarven Confluencer to trigger twice. However, Dwarven Confluencer uses an activated ability (indicated by the Colon and Tap symbol), not a triggered ability. Therefore, Roaming Throne will not cause the Dwarf to destroy a second land. You still only get one activation per turn unless you find a way to untap the Dwarf.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Dwarven Confluencer
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Dwarven Confluencer’s last ability creates a token that’s a copy of the card Mana Confluence in the Oracle card reference. Official text for Mana Confluence can be found using the Gatherer card database at Gatherer.Wizards.com (but the reminder text is basically all you need).
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Playtest cards aren’t legal for play in any tournament format other than Mystery Booster Limited formats. On the other hand, we expect they will spice up a wide variety of non-tournament games (as long as everyone’s on the same page about using them!).
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
Playtest cards use a modified version of game symbols, such as
and 
. These modified symbols should be treated as the standard symbols during play.No other card is named in this ruling.
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
For many playtest cards, you’ll need to make a generous assumption that basic game rules would be updated to allow them to work. The Mystery Booster 2 Playtest Card Notes section (reproduced here in individual Gatherer rulings) provides guidance for fitting these cards into the existing rules structure.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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