Price$0.27 – $1.52
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Artifact
LegalRampRank #592
, Tap an untapped creature you control: Add one mana of any color.
Why is this card good?
Springleaf Drum is a one-mana rock that fixes any color, but the catch matters: it needs an untapped creature to tap alongside it. That makes it a creature-dependent mana source, not a true ramp piece — it doesn't accelerate you the turn you play it unless you already have a board.
Where it shines is creature-heavy decks that want cheap fixing and don't otherwise tap their creatures. Five-color or heavily-splashed decks, especially tokens and go-wide strategies, love generating extra colored mana from bodies you'd never attack with anyway. It's also a workhorse in cards-cast and artifacts-matter shells (think affinity/Urza lines) as a cheap permanent that enables convoke-like value.
Don't play it in spell-light, creature-light decks — if your board is small or your creatures are constantly attacking/tapping for other abilities, the Drum just sits dead. It also competes with strictly-better rocks like Signets if you only need fixing without the creature synergy. Best as a budget or synergy pick, not a default ramp slot.
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