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Land
LegalRank #74
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Why is this card good?
Temple of the False God is a deceptively bad land that ranks higher than it should because of name recognition and the allure of "free ramp."
The fatal flaw: it produces zero mana until you control five or more lands. That means in your opening hand it's a dead card — it can't help you hit your early land drops or cast anything. By the time it actually taps for , you usually didn't need the acceleration. It's ramp that arrives only after you no longer need ramp.
When it's okay: high-curve, mono-colored or colorless decks (Eldrazi, big-mana ramp piles) that flood the board with lands and want extra colorless to fuel huge spells. It's least bad when your deck genuinely operates at 6+ lands routinely.
Don't play it in two-or-more color decks, low-curve decks, or anything that cares about a smooth early game. A basic land or a tapland that always produces is almost always better. Cut it.
, you usually didn't need the acceleration. It's ramp that arrives only after you no longer need ramp.
When it's okay: high-curve, mono-colored or colorless decks (Eldrazi, big-mana ramp piles) that flood the board with lands and want extra colorless to fuel huge spells. It's least bad when your deck genuinely operates at 6+ lands routinely.
Don't play it in two-or-more color decks, low-curve decks, or anything that cares about a smooth early game. A basic land or a tapland that always produces is almost always better. Cut it.Related cards
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Printings (41)
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Played by these commanders
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored100% of 1
Jeleva, Nephalia's Scourge100% of 1
Tegwyll, Duke of Splendor100% of 1
Sevinne, the Chronoclasm100% of 1
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist100% of 1
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler100% of 1
The Wise Mothman100% of 1
Nahiri, the Lithomancer100% of 1
Gavi, Nest Warden100% of 1
Riku of Two Reflections100% of 1
Combos (8)
- Tatyova, Benthic Druid + Ghostly Flicker + Mystic Sanctuary + Temple of the False God
→ Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite landfall triggers
- Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait + Ghostly Flicker + Mystic Sanctuary + Temple of the False God
→ Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers, Near-infinite landfall triggers
- Frantic Search + Kitsa, Otterball Elite + Minamo, School at Water's Edge + Temple of the False God
→ Infinite self-discard triggers, Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting
- The Enigma Jewel // Locus of Enlightenment + Deserted Temple + Temple of the False God
→ Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite colorless mana, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Adagia, Windswept Bastion + Treachery + Temple of the False God
→ Infinite colorless mana, Infinite mana lands you control can produce, Infinite untap of lands you control
- Cadric, Soul Kindler + Aminatou, the Fateshifter + Temple of the False God
→ Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite colorless mana