Rites That Grow Your Board
Growing Rites of Itlimoc from The Lost Caverns of Ixalan is a compact engine for creature decks. The card lets you replace card draw with targeted selection when it enters the battlefield, letting you look at the top four cards of your library and reveal a creature to add to your hand. That early selection reduces variance and sets up midgame plays without wasting mana on looting effects.
On a practical level this Legendary Enchantment rewards creature swarm strategies. If you maintain four or more creatures by your end step the card transforms into a land that taps for a large amount of green mana, turning the incremental card advantage it grants into a powerful mana sink. Growing Rites of Itlimoc is a reliable tutor and an excellent investment into tempo for ramping creature decks in Limited or Commander play.
Card Details:
-
Mana Cost – {2}{G}
-
Card Type – Legendary Enchantment
-
Subtypes –
-
Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – When Growing Rites of Itlimoc enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a creature card from among them and put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order. At the beginning of your end step, if you control four or more creatures, transform Growing Rites of Itlimoc.
-
Power / Toughness –
-
Loyalty –