Cavern of Souls: Seal the Spell
Cavern of Souls is a utility land that frustrates countermagic and smooths your colored requirements in creature heavy decks. As Cavern of Souls enters the battlefield you choose a creature type and then you have a reliable route to produce colorless mana or one mana of any color that must be spent only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type. That creature spell gains the crucial protection of being unable to be countered so it resolves more predictably against control decks.
In practical play Cavern of Souls is at its best in tribal shells where consistency matters. Play it early to lock in your chosen type and deny removal via stack based interaction. The borderless Lost Caverns of Ixalan treatment keeps the artwork unobstructed and makes this Light Play example a collectible play piece as well as a functional staple.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost: None
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Card Type: Land
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Subtypes: —
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed): As Cavern of Souls enters the battlefield choose a creature type. {T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type and that spell can not be countered.
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Power / Toughness: —