Lander 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
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, Sacrifice this token: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Complete guide
Lander tokens are specialized artifact tokens that serve as a bridge between your board state and your library. They allow you to transform temporary artifact presence into permanent mana acceleration by fetching basic lands.
What it does
A Lander is a colorless artifact token with a specific activated ability. For two mana, you can tap and sacrifice the token to search your library for any basic land card. This land is placed directly onto the battlefield tapped, and your library is shuffled afterward.
How it resolves step by step
To use a Lander, you must follow these steps: First, ensure you have two mana available and the Lander is untapped. Second, announce the ability and pay the cost by spending two mana, tapping the Lander, and sacrificing it. Because the sacrifice is a cost, the Lander is in the graveyard before the ability even hits the stack. Third, once the ability resolves, search your library for a basic land, put it onto the battlefield tapped, and shuffle. Note that the land entering will trigger any Landfall abilities you might have.
Common Mistakes
Players often forget that the Lander must be untapped to activate its ability because the tap symbol is part of the cost. If you use a Lander for another effect, such as tapping it to pay for a Station ability, you cannot also sacrifice it for a land during the same turn unless you have a way to untap it. Additionally, the land always enters the battlefield tapped regardless of its type, unless another card specifically states otherwise.
When to play it
Landers are excellent for mana fixing in multi-color decks or for triggering Landfall abilities on your opponent's turn. Since the ability is an instant-speed activated ability, you can leave your mana open for reactive spells and only sacrifice the Lander if you didn't need that mana for something else before the start of your next turn.
Interaction examples
When you attack a player with Horizon Explorer, you create a Lander token. While Horizon Explorer is on the battlefield, its static ability ensures lands you control enter untapped. If you then activate the Lander, the basic land you fetch will enter the battlefield untapped instead of tapped, allowing you to use that mana immediately.
If you have a Biotech Specialist on the battlefield and activate a Lander's ability, you pay the two mana, tap it, and sacrifice it. Sacrificing the Lander triggers the Specialist's ability, dealing 2 damage to a target opponent. This happens in addition to you searching for a basic land.
When Larval Scoutlander enters the battlefield, you can choose to sacrifice a Lander token instead of a land. This satisfies the 'if you do' condition, allowing you to search for two basic land cards and put them onto the battlefield tapped. This is a powerful way to use a Lander without paying its own two-mana activation cost.
When Glacier Godmaw enters, it creates a Lander. If you later activate that Lander, the land entering the battlefield triggers Glacier Godmaw's Landfall ability. This gives all your creatures +1/+1, vigilance, and haste until the end of the turn, potentially setting up a lethal attack.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Lander
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
No additional ruling has been published for this card.
Interactions with other cards
These cards' text mentions Lander.
Lands you control enter untapped. Whenever you attack a player, create a Lander token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.")
Trample When this creature enters, create a Lander token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.") Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain vigilance and haste until end of turn.
When this creature enters, exile each opponent's graveyard. Create a Lander token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.")
Counter target spell unless its controller pays {2}. If they do, you create a Lander token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.")
When this Spacecraft enters, you may sacrifice a land or Lander. If you do, search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. Station (Tap another creature you control: Put charge counters equal to its power on this Spacecraft. Station only as a sorcery. It's an artifact creature at 7+.) 7+ | Flying
Destroy target nonland permanent. Its controller creates a Lander token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.")
When this creature enters, create a Lander token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.") Whenever you sacrifice an artifact, this creature deals 2 damage to target opponent.
When this enchantment enters, create a Lander token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.") Each creature you control enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it for each land that entered the battlefield under your control this turn.
Destroy target artifact or enchantment. If its mana value was 2 or less, create a Lander token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.")
Whenever this creature becomes tapped, create a Lander token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.") Landfall — Whenever a land you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature.
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice an artifact or creature. Return target creature or Spacecraft card with mana value 5 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Then create a Lander token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.")
You gain 2 life. Create a Lander token. (It's an artifact with "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this token: Search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.")
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