Spieldesign - Landscapes

Possible landscape types

• Mountains (MtG: Red) [MM]
• Jungle [WWF]
  • Tropical rainforest [WWFS]
  • Montane rainforest [WWFM]
  • Vine thicket [WWFF]
  • Swamp forest [WFSS]
• Plains (MtG: White) []
  • Savanna [WFF]
• Desert [FF]
• Ruins [R]
• Valley [M]
• Islands (MtG: Blue) []
• Underground [U]
• Swamp (MtG: Black) [S]
• Floating Islands []
• Volcano [MMF]
• Mana Wastes [XR]
• Tundra [I]
  • Arctic tundra [I] - cold treeless plains
  • Alpine tundra [MI] - cold mountainous regions
• Underwater [U]
• Forest (MtG: Green) [W]
• Hell [FF]

Effects

• Resources produced
• Food produced
• Viability
• Defence
• Flags
• Terrain type (can be more than one for extreme conditions)
  • [W] Woods
  • [M] Mountains - opposite of [~] Water
  • [I] Ice (cold) - opposite of [F] Fire
  • [F] Fire (heat) - opposite of [I] Ice
  • [S] Swamp
  • [~] Water - opposite of [M] Mountains
• Special terrain types
  • [U] Underwater
  • [C] Cave (underground)
  • [X] Magic
  • [R] Ruined (wasteland)
• Other terrain features
  • Plains
  • Farmland
  • Freshwater (lake)
  • Saltwater (sea/ocean)
  • Coastal

Effect matrix

M-~ \ I-F	[III]	[II]	[I]		[F]	[FF]	[FFF]
[MMM]
[MM]
[M]				Valley
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[~]
[~~]
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MtG-Specials

Choice of two colours

Combinations: 5 -> 10, 6 -> 15, 7 -> 21, 8 -> 28

• Badlands (Red or Black)
• Bayou (Black or Green)
• Plateau (Red or White)
• Savannah (Green or White)
• Scrubland (White or Black)
• Taiga (Red or Green)
• Tropical Island (Green or Blue)
• Tundra (White or Blue)
• Underground Sea (Blue or Black)
• Volcanic Island (Blue or Red)

Enters tapped; Choice of two colours ("Taplands" and "Guildgate taplands")

Combinations: 5 -> 10, 6 -> 15, 7 -> 21, 8 -> 28

• Boros Guildgate (Red or White)
• Celestial Colonnade (White or Blue)
• Coastal Tower (White or Blue)
• Creeping Tar Pit (Blue or Black)
• Dimir Guildgate (Blue or Black)
• Elfhame Palace (Green or White)
• Golgari Guildgate (Black or Green)
• Gruul Guildgate (Red or Green)
• Izzet Guildgate (Blue or Red)
• Orzhov Guildgate (White or Black)
• Rakdos Guildgate (Black or Red)
• Salt Marsh (Blue or Black)
• Selesnya Guildgate (Green or White)
• Shivan Oasis (Red or Green)
• Simic Guildgate (Green or Blue)
• Urborg Volcano (Black or Red)

Snowy; Enters tapped; Choice of two colours ("Snow taplands")

Combinations: 5 -> 10, 6 -> 15, 7 -> 21, 8 -> 28

• Arctic Flats (Green or White)
• Boreal Shelf (White or Blue)
• Frost Marsh (Blue or Black)
• Highland Weald (Red or Green)
• Tresserhorn Sinks (Black or Red)

Enters tapped; Choice of three colours ("Shard taplands" and "Khans of Tarkir wedgelands")

Combinations: 5 -> 10, 6 -> 20, 7 -> 35, 8 -> 56

• Arcane Sanctum (White, Blue or Black)
• Crumbling Necropolis (Blue, Black or Red)
• Frontier Bivouac (Green, Blue or Red)
• Jungle Shrine (Red, Green or White)
• Mystic Monastery (Blue, Red or White)
• Nomad Outpost (Red, White or Black)
• Opulent Palace (Black, Green or Blue)
• Sandsteppe Citadel (White, Black or Green)
• Savage Lands (Black, Red or Green)
• Seaside Citadel (Green, White or Blue)

Enters tapped unless a specific monster type on hand; Choice of two colours ("Tribal taplands")

• Ancient Amphitheater (Giant; Red or White)
• Auntie's Hovel (Goblin; Black or Red)
• Gilt-Leaf Palace (Elf; Black or Green)
• Secluded Glen (Faerie; Blue or Black)
• Wanderwine Hub (Merfolk; White or Blue)

Enters tapped; One colours normally, double for sacrifice

Combinations: 5 -> 5, 6 -> 6, 7 -> 7, 8 -> 8

• Dwarven Ruins (Red)
• Ebon Stronghold (Black)
• Havenwood Battleground (Green)
• Ruins of Trokair (White)
• Svyelunite Temple (Blue)

Enters tapped unless paid with 2 life; Choice of two colours ("Shock lands")

Combinations: 5 -> 10, 6 -> 15, 7 -> 21, 8 -> 28

• Blood Crypt (Black or Red)
• Breeding Pool (Green or Blue)
• Godless Shrine (White or Black)
• Hallowed Fountain (White or Blue)
• Overgrown Tomb (Black or Green)
• Sacred Foundry (Red or White)
• Steam Vents (Blue or Red)
• Stomping Ground (Red or Green)
• Temple Garden (White or Green)
• Watery Grave (Blue or Black)

Enters tapped, you gain 1 life, Choice of two colours ("Life-gain taplands")

Combinations: 5 -> 10, 6 -> 15, 7 -> 21, 8 -> 28

• Akoum Refuge (Black or Red)
• Bloodfell Caves (Black or Red)
• Blossoming Sands (Green or White)
• Dismal Backwater (Blue or Black)
• Graypelt Refuge (Green or White)
• Jungle Hollow (Green or Black)
• Jwar Isle Refuge (Blue or Black)
• Kazandu Refuge (Red or Green)
• Llanowar Wastes (Black or Green)
• Rugged Highlands (Red or Green)
• Scoured Barrens (White or Black)
• Sejiri Refuge (White or Blue)
• Swiftwater Cliffs (Blue or Red)
• Thornwood Falls (Green or Blue)
• Tranquil Cove (White or Blue)
• Wind-Scarred Crag (Red or White)

Colourless; One colour for 1 mana; Choice of two (different) colours for 2 mana ("Homelands tri-color lands")

Combinations: 5 -> 10, 6 -> 20, 7 -> 35, 8 -> 56

• An-Havva Township (1 = Green; 2 = White or Red)
• Aysen Abbey (1 = White; 2 = Green or Blue)
• Castle Sengir (1 = Black; 2 = Blue or Red)
• Koskun Keep (1 = Red; 2 = Black or Green)
• Wizards' School (1 = Blue, 2 = White or Black)

Colourless; Choice of two colours for 1 damage

Combinations: 5 -> 10, 6 -> 15, 7 -> 21, 8 -> 28

• Adarkar Wastes (White or Blue)
• Battlefield Forge (Red or White)
• Brushland (Green or White)
• Caves of Koilos (White or Black)
• Karplusan Forest (Red or Green)
• Pine Barrens (Black or Green)
• Shivan Reef (Blue or Red)
• Underground River (Blue or Black)

Enters tapped; Entering returns a different land to hand; Two colours at the same time

Combinations: 5 -> 10, 6 -> 15, 7 -> 21, 8 -> 28

• Azorius Chancery (White+Blue)
• Boros Garrison (Red+White)
• Dimir Aqueduct (Blue+Black)
• Golgari Rot Farm (Black+Green)
• Gruul Turf (Red+Green)
• Izzet Boilerworks (Blue+Red)
• Orzhov Basilica (White+Black)
• Prairie Stream (Black+Red)
• Selesnya Sanctuary (Green+White)
• Simic Growth Chamber (Green+Blue)

Enters tapped; Colourless; Choice of two colours for 1 life ("Painlands")

Combinations: 5 -> 10, 6 -> 15, 7 -> 21, 8 -> 28

• Caldera Lake (Blue or Red)
• Salt Flats (White or Black)
• Scabland (Red or White)
• Skyshroud Forest (Green or Blue)
• Sulfurous Springs (Black or Red)
• Yavimaya Coast (Green or Blue)

One colour normally; Two (different) colours for sacrifice ("Invasion sac lands")

Combinations: 5 -> 10, 6 -> 20, 7 -> 35, 8 -> 56

• Ancient Spring (Blue; White+Black)
• Geothermal Crevice (Red; Black+Green)
• Irrigation Ditch (White; Green+Blue)
• Sulfur Vent (Black; Blue+Red)
• Tinder Farm (Green; Red+White)

Enters tapped unless in control of two or fewer other lands; choice of two colours ("Scarlands")

Combinations: 5 -> 10, 6 -> 15, 7 -> 21, 8 -> 28

• Blackcleave Cliffs (Red or Black)
• Copperline Gorge (Red or Green)
• Darkslick Shores (Blue or Black)
• Razorverge Thicket (Green or White)
• Seachrome Coast (White or Blue)

Enters tapped unless in control of two or more basic lands; Choice of two colours ("Battle lands")

Combinations: 5 -> 10, 6 -> 15, 7 -> 21, 8 -> 28

• Canopy Vista (Green or White)
• Cinder Glade (Red or Green)
• Prairie Stream (White or Blue)
• Smoldering Marsh (Black or Red)
• Sunken Hollow (Blue or Black)

Colourless; Choice of two colours for two turns to reuse

Combinations: 5 -> 10, 6 -> 15, 7 -> 21, 8 -> 28

• Cinder Marsh (Red or Black)
• Cloudcrest Lake (White or Blue)
• Lantern-Lit Graveyard (Black or Red)
• Mogg Hollows (Red or Green)
• Pinecrest Ridge (Red or Green)
• Rootwater Depths (Blue or Black)
• Thalakos Lowlands (White or Blue)
• Tranquil Garden (Green or White)
• Vec Townships (Green or White)
• Waterveil Cavern (Blue or Black)

Enters tapped; On entering sacrifice a specific land type; colourless + one colour

Combinations: 5 -> 5, 6 -> 6, 7 -> 7, 8 -> 8

• Coral Atoll (Island; Blue)
• Dormant Volcano (Mountain; Red)
• Everglades (Swamp; Black)
• Jungle Basin (Forest; Green)
• Karoo (Plains; White)

Enters tapped unless in control of one of two specific land types; Choice of two colours ("Check lands")

Combinations: 5 -> 10, 6 -> 15, 7 -> 21, 8 -> 28

• Clifftop Retreat (Mountain or Plains; Red or White)
• Dragonskull Summit (Swamp or Mountain; Black or Red)
• Drowned Catacomb (Island or Swamp; Blue or Black)
• Glacial Fortress (Plains or Island; White or Blue)
• Hinterland Harbor (Forest or Island, Green or Blue)
• Isolated Chapel (Plains or Swamp; White or Black)
• Rootbound Crag (Mountain or Forest; Red or Green)
• Sulfur Falls (Island or Mountain; Blue or Red)
• Sunpetal Grove (Forest or Plains; Green or White)
• Woodland Cemetery (Swamp or Forest; Black or Green)

Colourless; Add two colours in any combination for one mana of either colour

Combinations: 5 -> 10, 6 -> 15, 7 -> 21, 8 -> 28

• Cascade Bluffs (Blue/Red)
• Fetid Heath (White/Black)
• Fire-Lit Thicket (Red/Green)
• Flooded Grove (Green/Blue)
• Graven Cairns (Black/Rot)
• Mystic Gate (Blue/White)
• Rugged Prairie (Red/White)
• Sunken Ruins (Blue/Black)
• Twilight Mire (Black/Green)
• Wooded Bastion (Green/White)

Two colours for 1 mana

Combinations: 5 -> 10, 6 -> 15, 7 -> 21, 8 -> 28

• Darkwater Catacombs (Blue+Black)
• Mossfire Valley (Red+Green)
• Shadowblood Ridge (Black+Red)
• Skycloud Expanse (White+Blue)
• Sungrass Prairie (Green+White)

Colourless; Two possible colours if controlling other required basic lands

• Nimbus Maze (Plains = Blue, Island = White)

===Enters tapped; One specific colour normally; Any colour for sacrifice) Combinations: 5 -> 5, 6 -> 6, 7 -> 7, 8 -> 8

• Bog Wreckage (Black)
• Seafloor Debris (Blue)
• Timberland Ruins (Green)

Artifact

Combinations: 5 -> 5, 6 -> 6, 7 -> 7, 8 -> 8

• Ancient Den (White)
• Great Furnace (Red)
• Seat of the Synod (Blue)
• Tree of Tales (Green)
• Vault of Whispers (Black)

Others

• Abandoned Outpost (White)
• Academy Ruins (colourless)
• Ancient Tomb (2 colourless for 2 dmg)
• Archaeological Dig (colourless, any for sacrifice)
• Dryad Arbor (Green)

• Kabira Crossroads (entering tapped; gain 2 life; White)