Savannah 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.
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Savannah is one of the legendary 'Original Dual Lands' from Magic's earliest days, prized for its simplicity and efficiency. It provides access to both Green and White mana without the drawbacks found on modern lands.
Dual Land Basics
Savannah has the land types Forest and Plains. Because it possesses these basic land types, it inherently gains the mana abilities '{T}: Add {G}' and '{T}: Add {W}'. Unlike many modern dual lands, Savannah enters the battlefield untapped and does not require any life payment or specific conditions to be ready for use.
Basic Land Types vs. Basic Lands
While Savannah has basic land types, it is not a basic land. This means you cannot find it with effects that specifically search for a 'basic land card.' However, any effect that searches for a 'Forest' or 'Plains' card can locate Savannah. It is also affected by cards that care about land types, such as those that grant landwalk or offer bonuses based on the number of Forests you control.
Strategic Timing
You should play Savannah as early as possible to fix your mana colors. Since it provides both Green and White immediately, it allows you to cast spells of either color starting on turn one. In formats like Commander or Legacy, it is a primary target for 'fetch lands' because it provides two colors while counting as a Forest or Plains for various synergies.
Interaction examples
Command TowerIf you control Savannah and Command Tower in a Green-White Commander deck, both lands can produce either color. However, Savannah is distinct because it counts as a Forest and a Plains, whereas Command Tower has no basic land types and cannot be searched for by type-specific effects.
Exotic OrchardIf you control a Savannah, your opponent can use Exotic Orchard to produce either Green or White mana. This is because Savannah can produce either color, and Exotic Orchard checks what colors your lands are capable of producing.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Savannah
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
This has the mana abilities associated with both of its basic land types.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
This has basic land types, but it isn't a basic land. Things that affect basic lands don't affect it. Things that affect basic land types do.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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