Sunken Hollow 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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.) This land enters tapped unless you control two or more basic lands.
Complete guide
Sunken Hollow is a versatile dual land that provides both Blue and Black mana to your pool. Part of the 'battle land' cycle, it relies on your foundation of basic lands to reach its full potential. Understanding how to sequence your land drops is the key to ensuring this land enters the battlefield ready for action.
Dual Types and Basic Requirements
Sunken Hollow possesses the Island and Swamp basic land types, meaning it can be searched for by cards that look for those specific subtypes. However, it does not have the 'Basic' supertype. Its ability checks your board state as it enters: if you control two or more lands with the 'Basic' supertype, it enters untapped. If you control one or zero basic lands, it must enter the battlefield tapped.
Timing and Simultaneous Entry
The condition of Sunken Hollow is checked at the moment it would enter the battlefield. If Sunken Hollow enters at the exact same time as basic lands—for example, via a spell that puts multiple lands onto the field—those basic lands do not count toward the requirement. You must already control the two basic lands before Sunken Hollow attempts to enter for it to be untapped.
Common Misconceptions
A frequent mistake is assuming that other dual lands from this cycle, or non-basic lands with types like 'Island', count toward the requirement. Only lands that explicitly say 'Basic Land' on their type line satisfy the condition. Furthermore, because Sunken Hollow has basic land types, it is vulnerable to any effect that targets an Island or a Swamp, even if that effect doesn't mention basic lands.
When to Play It
Sunken Hollow is best played on turn three or later once you have established your mana base with basics. In the early game, it functions as a slow land, so plan your turns to accommodate the tapped entry if you haven't drawn your basics yet. It is an excellent target for fetch lands when you already have your requirements met.
Interaction examples
Command TowerIf you control a Command Tower and play Sunken Hollow, Sunken Hollow will enter the battlefield tapped. Even though Command Tower is a land, it lacks the 'Basic' supertype, so you do not meet the requirement of controlling two or more basic lands.
Exotic OrchardImagine you have two Basic Islands and an Exotic Orchard on the battlefield. When you play Sunken Hollow, the game checks your board and sees two basic lands (the Islands). Sunken Hollow enters untapped, and you now have immediate access to Blue or Black mana, while your Exotic Orchard continues to provide mana based on your opponents' lands.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Sunken Hollow
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
Even though these lands have basic land types, they are not basic lands because "basic" doesn't appear on their type line. Notably, controlling two or more of them won't allow others to enter the battlefield untapped.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
If one of these lands enters the battlefield at the same time as any number of basic lands, those other lands are not counted when determining if this land enters the battlefield tapped or untapped.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
However, because these cards have basic land types, effects that specify a basic land type without also specifying that the land be basic can affect them. For example, a spell or ability that reads "Destroy target Forest" can target Canopy Vista, while one that reads "Destroy target basic Forest" cannot.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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