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Land
LegalEDHREC #117
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Why is this card good?
Shivan Reef is a premium dual land for any Izzet (UR) deck, and one of the most-played lands in the format for good reason: it enters untapped and fixes both your colors immediately. In a format where tempo and curve consistency matter, an untapped dual that always produces the color you need is worth the 1 life per tap.
The pain is real but negligible in most games — 40 life, and you'll often only ping yourself a handful of times before drawing into untapped duals or fetchable basics. The colorless option also lets you pay life-free when you just need generic mana.
Want it in: essentially every two-color UR deck — spellslinger, Niv-Mizzet, artifact/storm, control. It's a near-default include.
Skip it when: you're in a mono-color deck (you don't need the fixing and the life loss is pure downside), or in a heavy lifeloss/aggressive-aristocrats build where every point matters. Budget decks should still prioritize it — it's cheap and reliable.
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Printings (23)
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Rulings (2)
- 2015-06-22
The damage dealt to you is part of the second mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.
- 2015-06-22
Like most lands, each land in this cycle is colorless. The damage dealt to you is dealt by a colorless source.