Price$8.20 – $30.93
Buy on TCGplayerHallowed Fountain
Land — Plains Island
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As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Why is this card good?
Hallowed Fountain is a premium dual land and an auto-include in essentially every Azorius (UW) deck. The reason is simple: it has both Plains and Island types, which makes it fetchable by Flooded Strand, Hallowed Fountain searchers, and ramp like Farseek (which grabs Plains or Island). That land-type synergy is what separates "shocklands" from generic taplands.
The flexibility is the real sell. Paying 2 life to enter untapped lets you curve out and hold up interaction, which matters enormously in a format where tempo and counterspells decide games. When life isn't tight, you simply let it enter tapped for free—best of both worlds.
Who wants it: any control, blink, spellslinger, or stax deck in UW or Bant/Esper/Jeskai/etc. that values consistent untapped mana.
When to skip: budget builds (it's pricey), or extremely low-to-the-ground aggressive decks where 2 life per land actually adds up against burn or aristocrats. Otherwise, run it.
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