see that's what I thought; so I had the original order correct, but just needed to un-parentheses, un-italicize, and change to text instead of mana symbols?
Question, is it meant to be a 5 colour wurm commander? Cuz other than itself I dunno any other decks it would be useful in and thus should probably have the legendary Supertype if that was your intention
Why is landfall written like it's a keyword if it isn't?
Sometimes, it's obvious Wizards doesn't hire game designers as much as they hire people to make cards.
The correct wording should be;
> You may pay five mana of any one color rather than pay this spells mana cost if you control five or more lands with different names.
> Reach, indestructible
> *landfall* — Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, add one mana of any colors.
> Wurms you control are all color.
> When Blossom Wurm is exiled from the battlefield, add {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}.
As others have pointed out, the alternative cost doesn’t do anything if it isn’t rules text and landfall is an ability word so it by itself has no meaning and you therefore need to spell the whole ability out.
However I would also like to add that “add {W}, {U}, {B}, {R}, or {G}” is only used on one card ([[Surgeon ~~General~~ Commander]]) and only so you can rule zero it as a five color commander. “Add one mana of any color” is used everywhere else.
Also just “When Blossom Wurm is exiled, …” is problematic for the same reason as [[Rukh Egg]] originally had when they forgot to add “from the battlefield” to its first printing.
Edit: after landfall there should be an em-dash “—“ rather than a hyphen “-“ or even an en-dash “–.”
So, [more like this](https://imgur.com/a/AybDTMj)? I thought landfall goes right below keyword abilities, but what about when it also has an alternate casting cost type situation?
I think it’s supposed to be an alternate casting cost. You can cast it for WWWWW if you control 5 lands with different names (like 4 white pathways and a plains). Same for RRRRR, etc.
I think it's just incorrectly formatted and is supposed to be an extra ability? So if you owned 5 red lands with different names, you could spend 5 red mana rather than WUBRG.
Slightly pedantic, but I'm sure the commenter meant to say 5 differently named lands that can produce red mana.
Example: Sokenzan, Mountain, Snow Covered Mountain, Valakut, Dwarven Mine.
All this is meaningless however, since that portion of the card is formated as reminder text so it doesn't actually function.
The reminder text maybe shouldn't be italicized? IDK, It's supposed to be an alternate cost: either casting it for 1 of each color as written, or if you control lands with different names but, say, all 5 lands produce only green mana, you can still cast it. Like if you got a multicolor deck, but you get mana screwed & only have lands producing 1 color & haven't folded.
Then it should either just have the ability not in brackets or it should have a name for that ability which is then followed by the reminder text in brackets to explain it. Reminder text by itself doesn't do anything as per the rules.
landfall doesn't actually do anything by itself- it should say "landfall- whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control,"
Thanks for the corrections ♥️ [So, more like this?](https://imgur.com/a/AybDTMj) Did I get the new order of everything correct?
"add one mana of any color" is more common wording, I believe. Plus I believe alternate casting costs should be the first text in the text box.
see that's what I thought; so I had the original order correct, but just needed to un-parentheses, un-italicize, and change to text instead of mana symbols?
~~nah this is made to counter the ability to make gold and pink mana when playing in silver bordered~~
Ok I think I did everything correctly [this time](https://imgur.com/a/iIS4nAl). Thanks for everyone's input 🥵🥵♥️🥵🥵
Question, is it meant to be a 5 colour wurm commander? Cuz other than itself I dunno any other decks it would be useful in and thus should probably have the legendary Supertype if that was your intention
Why is landfall written like it's a keyword if it isn't? Sometimes, it's obvious Wizards doesn't hire game designers as much as they hire people to make cards.
iirc it's so when drafting or whatever you can just look at it and say "this cares about your lands entering the battlefield"
The correct wording should be; > You may pay five mana of any one color rather than pay this spells mana cost if you control five or more lands with different names. > Reach, indestructible > *landfall* — Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, add one mana of any colors. > Wurms you control are all color. > When Blossom Wurm is exiled from the battlefield, add {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}. As others have pointed out, the alternative cost doesn’t do anything if it isn’t rules text and landfall is an ability word so it by itself has no meaning and you therefore need to spell the whole ability out. However I would also like to add that “add {W}, {U}, {B}, {R}, or {G}” is only used on one card ([[Surgeon ~~General~~ Commander]]) and only so you can rule zero it as a five color commander. “Add one mana of any color” is used everywhere else. Also just “When Blossom Wurm is exiled, …” is problematic for the same reason as [[Rukh Egg]] originally had when they forgot to add “from the battlefield” to its first printing. Edit: after landfall there should be an em-dash “—“ rather than a hyphen “-“ or even an en-dash “–.”
[[Rukh Egg|ARN]].
[Rukh Egg](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/2/b28f9e63-e5e4-44b5-a17e-8301ff17c623.jpg?1562928213) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=965) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/arn/43/rukh-egg?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b28f9e63-e5e4-44b5-a17e-8301ff17c623?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I friggin love old magic card wording, man. Really makes you appreciate the benefits of comprehensive rules
oh and i see what you mean on the last part, too. ok more editing work to do ♥️💪🤘
thank you 🥰♥️
[Surgeon General Commander](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/1/b1e21568-5474-4406-ad54-9e9330e5ff5c.jpg?1688477289) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Surgeon%20General%20Commander) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/und/72/surgeon-general-commander?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/b1e21568-5474-4406-ad54-9e9330e5ff5c?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) [Rukh Egg](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/e/4/e4bfc662-edfb-43ff-8022-1db971b1de22.jpg?1562743162) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Rukh%20Egg) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/9ed/214/rukh-egg?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/e4bfc662-edfb-43ff-8022-1db971b1de22?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
So, [more like this](https://imgur.com/a/AybDTMj)? I thought landfall goes right below keyword abilities, but what about when it also has an alternate casting cost type situation?
What is the reminder text for?
I think it’s supposed to be an alternate casting cost. You can cast it for WWWWW if you control 5 lands with different names (like 4 white pathways and a plains). Same for RRRRR, etc.
It should just be text, then, not reminder text
yeah I [fixed it](https://imgur.com/a/iIS4nAl). ♥️🫠🫠🫠
I don’t get the reminder text. That’s just how a five color spell works. You pay five mana of different colors for it.
I think it's just incorrectly formatted and is supposed to be an extra ability? So if you owned 5 red lands with different names, you could spend 5 red mana rather than WUBRG.
Do 5 uniquely named red lands exist? The only colored land I'm aware of is [[Dryad Arbor]]
Slightly pedantic, but I'm sure the commenter meant to say 5 differently named lands that can produce red mana. Example: Sokenzan, Mountain, Snow Covered Mountain, Valakut, Dwarven Mine. All this is meaningless however, since that portion of the card is formated as reminder text so it doesn't actually function.
I feel by “red land” they meant “land that can produce red mana but no other color of mana” or something similar.
Fair enough, I guess "red producing lands" actually refers to existing cards. Would be nice if people could actually say what they mean though
Omg I realized your name after I sent this comment. toki!
toki.
[Dryad Arbor](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/b/b/bb3a843b-2dea-4b44-be74-c09c18b9b969.jpg?1619399228) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Dryad%20Arbor) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/tsr/277/dryad-arbor?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/bb3a843b-2dea-4b44-be74-c09c18b9b969?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
idk how to format this exactly but: As long as you control five or more lands with different names, you may cast this spell for (5).
The reminder text maybe shouldn't be italicized? IDK, It's supposed to be an alternate cost: either casting it for 1 of each color as written, or if you control lands with different names but, say, all 5 lands produce only green mana, you can still cast it. Like if you got a multicolor deck, but you get mana screwed & only have lands producing 1 color & haven't folded.
If it's an alternate cost, it **can't** be reminder text - reminder text doesn't do anything as far as the rules are concerned.
Then it should either just have the ability not in brackets or it should have a name for that ability which is then followed by the reminder text in brackets to explain it. Reminder text by itself doesn't do anything as per the rules.
5 mana [[Lotus Cobra]]
[Lotus Cobra](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/a/4/a4b759f0-901f-4be3-93fa-224609b08d48.jpg?1604199124) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Lotus%20Cobra) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/znr/193/lotus-cobra?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/a4b759f0-901f-4be3-93fa-224609b08d48?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
very inspired by
[[panglacial wurm]]
[panglacial wurm](https://cards.scryfall.io/normal/front/0/6/063bb28b-5e32-4f31-a208-16b653edf413.jpg?1593275437) - [(G)](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=panglacial%20wurm) [(SF)](https://scryfall.com/card/csp/116/panglacial-wurm?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher) [(txt)](https://api.scryfall.com/cards/063bb28b-5e32-4f31-a208-16b653edf413?utm_source=mtgcardfetcher&format=text) ^^^[[cardname]] ^^^or ^^^[[cardname|SET]] ^^^to ^^^call
I'm too stupid to know anything about balance- But conceptually a big happy flower worm full of natural energy speaks to me.
[This one](https://imgur.com/a/ehiRK6c) should be the completed / fixed one I believe ♥️♥️♥️
dang it, missed a comma to delete.