Price$0.25 – $1.61
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Land
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Why is this card good?
Ferrous Lake is a "filter land" — it can't tap for colorless on its own, but it converts one generic mana into perfectly fixed . This makes it one of the better fixing options for two-color Izzet decks, especially those running double-pipped spells like Niv-Mizzet, Parun or Krark/Sakashima.
The strength here is consistency: filter lands fix both your colors at once and dodge nonbasic hate that targets fetches or shocks costing you life. They're also great with mana doublers and rituals, since they smooth out colorless-heavy sources.
The catch: they're useless if it's your only land on turn one — you need another mana source to "feed" it. That makes them slightly clunky in greedy, fast-mana shells where untapped color on turn one matters.
Play it in any reasonably consistent Izzet deck with demanding color requirements. Skip it in mono-color builds, three-plus color decks where it fixes too little, or hyper-aggressive lists that want untapped value immediately.
. This makes it one of the better fixing options for two-color Izzet decks, especially those running double-pipped spells like Niv-Mizzet, Parun or Krark/Sakashima.
The strength here is consistency: filter lands fix both your colors at once and dodge nonbasic hate that targets fetches or shocks costing you life. They're also great with mana doublers and rituals, since they smooth out colorless-heavy sources.
The catch: they're useless if it's your only land on turn one — you need another mana source to "feed" it. That makes them slightly clunky in greedy, fast-mana shells where untapped color on turn one matters.
Play it in any reasonably consistent Izzet deck with demanding color requirements. Skip it in mono-color builds, three-plus color decks where it fixes too little, or hyper-aggressive lists that want untapped value immediately.Related cards
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Printings (8)
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