Wilderness ReclamationHow it works & interactions with other cards

What Wilderness Reclamation Does

Wilderness Reclamation has a single triggered ability that triggers at the beginning of your end step. When this trigger resolves, you untap every land you currently control. This allows you to spend your mana during your main phase and then have those same lands available to cast instants or activate abilities during your opponent's next turn.

Step-by-Step Resolution

First, you complete your Second Main Phase and move to the End Step. The ability triggers and goes on the stack. Before it resolves, you have the priority to tap your lands for mana, adding it to your mana pool. Then, the ability resolves, and all your lands become untapped. Note that mana added to your pool usually disappears as steps and phases end, so you must use that extra mana immediately during the end step if you choose to float it.

When to Play It

This card is best played when you have a hand full of instant-speed spells or permanents with activated abilities. Since the trigger happens every one of your turns, it provides a recurring advantage that scales with the number of lands you have in play. It is particularly effective in control or 'flash' style decks.

Common Mistakes

A common error is forgetting that you can tap your lands in response to the trigger. If you have an instant spell you want to cast, you can tap your lands, let the trigger resolve to untap them, and then have even more mana available. Another mistake is assuming the mana stays in your pool as you move to the opponent's turn; it does not, so use it or lose it before the end step finishes.

Interaction examples

Maximum Mana Efficiency

If you have five lands and Wilderness Reclamation in play, you can tap all five lands to cast a spell during your main phase. When you move to your end step, the enchantment triggers and untaps those five lands. You now have five mana available to spend on your opponent's turn.

Enchantment Synergies

Doubling SeasonGarruk's Uprising

While Wilderness Reclamation provides the mana, Doubling Season and Garruk's Uprising provide the payoff. You can use your main phase mana to cast a large creature, which triggers Garruk's Uprising to draw a card. After Wilderness Reclamation untaps your lands in the end step, you have the mana held up to protect your board or use an activated ability that creates tokens, which Doubling Season would then double.