Satyr WayfinderHow it works & interactions with other cards

What It Does

When Satyr Wayfinder enters the battlefield, you look at the top four cards of your library. From those four cards, you have the choice to pick one land card and add it to your hand; every other card revealed this way is placed directly into your graveyard.

Resolution Step by Step

First, the triggered ability goes on the stack as soon as the creature enters the battlefield. Upon resolution, you reveal exactly four cards. If there are multiple lands, you choose only one. If there are no lands, you simply put all four cards into the graveyard. The selection is optional, but putting the remaining cards into the graveyard is mandatory.

Common Mistakes

Players often forget that the cards not chosen must go to the graveyard, even if you choose not to take a land. Additionally, if your library has fewer than four cards, you reveal all of them and proceed as normal. You cannot choose to leave any of the revealed cards on top of your library.

When to Play It

This card is best played early to ensure you hit your third land drop or in decks that treat the graveyard as a second hand. It provides a small body for blocking while effectively digging for specific utility lands or color fixing.

Interaction examples

Early Game Setup

Llanowar Elves

On turn one, you play Llanowar Elves. On turn two, you use it to help cast Satyr Wayfinder. The Satyr's ability triggers, revealing four cards including a Forest. You put the Forest in your hand and the other three cards in the graveyard, ensuring you have your third land for next turn.

Fixing Mana with Birds

Birds of Paradise

If you have Birds of Paradise on the field but lack a specific color, Satyr Wayfinder can help dig for a multicolored land. Even if you don't find the land, the cards put into the graveyard might be targets for future recursion spells that Birds of Paradise can help cast.