Price$8.20 – $9.24
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Land
LegalRank #688
: Add one mana of any color.
Whenever you tap this land for mana, target opponent creates a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token.
Why is this card good?
Forbidden Orchard is a five-color land that fixes any color perfectly, which is exactly why it shows up in greedy mana bases and high-power decks. The catch — giving an opponent a 1/1 Spirit every time you tap it — is usually irrelevant in the right shell, and occasionally a benefit.
The real homes are donate/group-slug and theft decks. Pairing it with Endless Whispers, Grave Pact-style aristocrats sacrifice effects, or stealing the gifted tokens turns the downside into fuel. It's also a staple in Hidden Strings/Paradox Engine combos and any deck that wants free bodies for opponents to "share" before exploiting them.
It genuinely shines with cards that punish creature owners — edict effects, Master of Cruelties-style aggression, or curses — or with Hunted-type donate strategies.
Don't play it in fair midrange or token/go-wide decks where you're racing on the board: handing three rivals chump blockers and sacrifice fodder every turn actively helps them. Use it when you have a plan for the tokens, not just for the fixing.
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Printings (8)
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