Thornglint BridgeHow it works & interactions with other cards

Dual-Type Resilience

Thornglint Bridge is both an artifact and a land, which means it counts toward your artifact count for abilities like Affinity or Metalcraft. Because it has Indestructible, it cannot be destroyed by effects that say 'destroy,' such as standard land destruction or artifact removal.

Entering the Battlefield

When you play Thornglint Bridge, it enters the battlefield tapped, meaning you typically cannot use its mana on the same turn it is played. Once untapped, it can produce either one Green mana or one White mana by tapping it.

Common Mistakes

A common misconception is that Indestructible protects the land from being exiled or sacrificed. While effects like 'Destroy all artifacts' will not affect Thornglint Bridge, an opponent can still use a spell that exiles a permanent to remove it from the board.

Strategic Implementation

You should prioritize playing Thornglint Bridge early in the game to mitigate the tempo loss of it entering tapped. It is particularly effective in decks that need to maintain a specific number of artifacts on the board to power up other spells.

Interaction examples

Boosting Artifact Synergy

Sol Ring

With Thornglint Bridge on the battlefield, you increase your total artifact count. You can then tap Sol Ring to produce two colorless mana, using one of those mana to pay for further artifact-based spells that benefit from the Bridge being in play.

Equipment Support

Skullclamp

If you have an effect that cares about the number of artifacts you control, Thornglint Bridge and Skullclamp together provide two towards that total. While the Bridge provides the mana colors needed for various creatures, Skullclamp can be equipped to those creatures to ensure card draw when they perish.