Castle Garenbrig

Land

LegalRank #723

This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest.

{T} : Add {G} .

{2} {G} {G} , {T} : Add six {G} . Spend this mana only to cast creature spells or activate abilities of creatures.

Why is this card good?

Castle Garenbrig is a near-free ramp upgrade for green decks built around big creatures. The activated ability nets you four extra mana (pay 4, get 6) that funnels into creature spells, letting you slam something massive or activate creature abilities a full turn early. Because it taps for plain green otherwise, the downside is minimal. Who wants it: Big-mana green decks — stompy/Gruul beaters, ramp piles, Elf and creature-heavy lists, and anything with expensive bombs like fatties, Hydras, or X-cost creatures. Commanders like Goreclaw, Vorinclex, Yeva, or any "cast huge creatures" general love it. It also juices creature-based mana sinks. When to skip it: Don't run it if your green deck is light on creatures or leans on noncreature spells (enchantress, spellslinger, lands-matter combo) — the six-mana burst is restricted to creatures, so it's just an entering-tapped Forest there. Also avoid in heavy multicolor manabases where you can't afford colorless-ish lands. Otherwise, in mono-green or green-heavy stompy, it's an easy include with real explosive upside.

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Rulings (3)

2019-10-04
The mana generated by Castle Garenbrig's last ability can't be spent to activate abilities of creature cards that aren't on the battlefield.
2019-10-04
Once the common lands (such as Mystic Sanctuary) enter the battlefield tapped, there's no way to untap them with a spell or ability to make their last ability trigger.
2019-10-04
Although the common lands have basic land types, they aren't basic lands.

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Why is this card good?

Rulings (3)

2019-10-04

The mana generated by Castle Garenbrig's last ability can't be spent to activate abilities of creature cards that aren't on the battlefield.

2019-10-04

Once the common lands (such as Mystic Sanctuary) enter the battlefield tapped, there's no way to untap them with a spell or ability to make their last ability trigger.

2019-10-04

Although the common lands have basic land types, they aren't basic lands.