Cultivate (LTC)

Cultivate
Casting Cost: {2}{G}
Card Type: Sorcery
Card Text:
Search your library for up to two basic land cards, reveal those cards, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your hand, then shuffle.
Flavour Text:
Suddenly as they drew nearer, a terrific baying and barking broke out, and a loud voice was heard shouting: "Grip! Fang! Wolf! Come on, lads!"
Artist: Warren Mahy

Card Strengths and Weaknesses:

• Strengths:

  • Efficiently ramps your mana by putting a basic land onto the battlefield tapped.
  • Also adds a basic land card to your hand for future use.

• Weaknesses:

  • Limited to basic land cards, so it doesn't provide more specialized mana sources.

Deck Utility:

• Mana Ramp: A staple in decks that require mana acceleration or fixing.

• Landfall Decks: Fits well in decks that benefit from playing multiple lands in a turn.

Interactions and Combos:

• Landfall Abilities: Synergizes with cards that trigger when lands enter the battlefield.

• Ramp Strategies: Supports decks that aim to quickly increase their mana resources.

Flavor and Lore:
"Cultivate" captures a scene of excitement and anticipation, as a group of creatures responds to a loud call. The flavor text adds a sense of urgency and movement to the card.

Overall Impression:
"Cultivate" is a classic card used for mana ramp and fixing in various decks. It efficiently increases your mana resources and can be a valuable addition to decks that need to accelerate their mana development.