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Title: Does this work?
Date Posted: Thu Jul/14/11 at 1:59pm

darthnefas
Posts: 1081
Joined: 04-Apr-11

Horn of Greed and Life and Limb? 

So when a Saproling came into play and counts as a Forest, does the Life and Limb trigger?
Date Posted: Thu Jul/14/11 at 2:47pm

Turbine
Posts: 10194
Joined: 26-Oct-09

I would think so.


"Saprolings that are on the battlefield while Life and Limb is on the battlefield have the ability "{T}: Add {G} to your mana pool." Although they're Forests, they are not basic lands."

They are forests and count as lands.
Date Posted: Thu Jul/14/11 at 3:27pm

lin sivvi
Posts: 1608
Joined: 14-Jan-10

yup it would work, they are lands. . .
Date Posted: Thu Jul/14/11 at 3:55pm

darthnefas
Posts: 1081
Joined: 04-Apr-11

I jumped the gun and put the combo up.  I thought it would trigger. 

I should've used Doubling Season for twice the creature drop, but just take a look at the combo and tell me what you think.
Date Posted: Fri Jul/15/11 at 3:06pm

Squillis
Posts: 424
Joined: 20-Nov-08

They are lands, however Horn of Greed only triggers on "Play"ing a land.  Permanents can enter by any zone defined by the game, Playing a land, unless otherwise stated on a card (ie. Oracle of Mul Daya), means to put it onto the battlefield from your hand.  If, as was mentioned in the combo, there are Saprolings put onto the battlefield from an effect such as Saproling Cluster or Jade Mage, they do not trigger effects that trigger on Playing a land, but do trigger effects that trigger on a land entering the battlefield.  Much the same as using Hypergenesis to put Emrakul onto the battlefield doesn't trigger his ability, but would trigger Worldgorger Dragon; different in that it doesn't use the stack. 

Below is the relevent rulings for Horn of Greed.  Unless anyone has anything that may refute this I think this will only trigger on Playing a land.

Gatherer Card Rulings?, Legality?

  • 10/4/2004: Playing a land will trigger it, but putting a land onto the battlefield as part of an effect will not.
What's more, upon thinking, this also won't trigger on cards such as Elvish Pioneer as he Puts it into play and doesn't allow you to Play the land, even though it came from your hand.
[Edited by Squillis on 15/Jul/11 at 3:06PM]

[Edited by Squillis on 15/Jul/11 at 3:07PM]



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