“"He traded sand for skins, skins for gold, gold for life. In the end, he traded life for sand." —Afari, *Tales*”
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Card Rules and Details
Card Type: Enchantment
Mana Cost: {B}{G}
Oracle Rules Text: Sacrifice a land: Add one mana of any type the sacrificed land could produce.
Flavor Text: "He traded sand for skins, skins for gold, gold for life. In the end, he traded life for sand." —Afari, *Tales*
Set: Visions (#137), Rarity: Rare, Artist: Romas Kukalis
Enchantment
Black
Green
Rare
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Historical Printings & Sets (1)
1 Languages
Official Rulings (1)
2004-10-04
Can sacrifice a land which can’t produce mana, but you don’t get any mana from this ability.
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