Springleaf ParadeHow it works & interactions with other cards

Token Generation and Changeling

When Springleaf Parade enters the battlefield, you create X 1/1 colorless Shapeshifter creature tokens. Because these tokens have the changeling ability, they are every creature type simultaneously, including Elf, Sliver, Dragon, and even Brushwagg. This makes them highly compatible with any tribal synergies you might have in your deck.

Global Mana Ability

The second ability of Springleaf Parade is a static effect that grants every creature token you control a mana ability. It does not matter how the tokens were created or what their names are; as long as they are tokens, they can be tapped to add one mana of any color to your mana pool.

Timing and Summoning Sickness

It is important to remember that the tokens created by Springleaf Parade, like all creatures, are subject to summoning sickness. You cannot tap them for mana the same turn they enter the battlefield unless they are granted haste by another effect. However, any creature tokens you already controlled before casting Springleaf Parade can be tapped for mana immediately.

Strategic Deployment

To maximize the value of this card, play it when you have a high value for X or when you already have a large army of tokens. While the Shapeshifters are small at 1/1, their ability to produce any color of mana helps you cast your larger spells or more complex multi-colored threats in subsequent turns.

Interaction examples

Scaling Your Mana

Springleaf Parade

If you cast Springleaf Parade where X equals 3, you pay five mana (3 plus two Green). Upon resolution, you create three 1/1 Shapeshifter tokens. On your next turn, these three tokens can tap to provide three mana of any color, helping you pay for even larger spells.

Tribal Synergies

Springleaf ParadeGarruk's Uprising

While Garruk's Uprising usually cares about creatures with power 4 or greater, Springleaf Parade's tokens benefit from the trample granted by the Uprising. Additionally, if you have another effect that boosts the power of the Shapeshifter tokens to 4 or higher as they enter, Garruk's Uprising would allow you to draw a card for each token created by the Parade.

Token Management

Springleaf ParadeHardened Scales

If you have Hardened Scales on the battlefield and an effect attempts to put a +1/+1 counter on your Shapeshifter tokens, they will receive two counters instead. Note that Springleaf Parade itself does not put counters on the tokens, so Hardened Scales does not interact with the initial creation of the 1/1 tokens unless another effect is present.