Entish Restoration (LTR)

Entish Restoration
Casting Cost: {2}{G}
Card Type: Instant
Card Text:
Sacrifice a land. Search your library for up to two basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. If you control a creature with power 4 or greater, instead search your library for up to three basic land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Flavour Text:
"Welcome to the Treegarth of Orthanc!"
Artist: Calder Moore

Card Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:
  • Instant speed allows you to use the effect at the most opportune time.
  • Accelerates your mana, potentially netting you one or two extra lands.
  • Synergizes well with decks that run creatures with power 4 or greater, offering even more ramp.
  • Works as a pseudo-fixing tool by allowing you to fetch specific basic lands.
• Weaknesses:
  • Requires you to sacrifice a land, which can be a downside if you're not gaining a meaningful advantage.
  • The lands enter the battlefield tapped, delaying immediate use of the new mana.
  • Focused on basic lands, so it's less flexible than some other land-fetching spells.

Deck Utility:

• Green Ramp: An excellent tool for accelerating your mana.

• Stompy or Midrange: Pairs well with decks that tend to have larger creatures.

• Landfall: Can trigger landfall abilities multiple times in one turn.

• Lord of the Rings Theme: Fits thematically into a LotR-based deck.

Entish Restoration is a ramp spell with a land-sacrifice cost, but its instant speed and potential to net more lands than you sacrifice make it attractive in a variety of decks. It can be especially potent in decks that regularly field large creatures, as it fetches an extra land in those cases. This can be a solid addition to any deck looking to ramp up its mana quickly, or to take advantage of landfall triggers.