Description
Quiet Cavern Utility
Hidden Courtyard is a practical land that fits into white decks that value late game selection. Hidden Courtyard enters the battlefield tapped and taps for {W}, so it is not a rush lane for aggressive starts. Its real value arrives when you convert board resources into card advantage by paying {4}{W}, tapping and sacrificing it to Discover 4, a reliable avenue to find spells with mana value 4 or less at sorcery speed.
Use Hidden Courtyard in slower builds where you need guaranteed color fixing and a built in tutor effect that replaces itself. The Cave theme and the Discover mechanic match Ixalan exploration, so it plays well in control shells and white midrange lists that prioritize precise answers over tempo. Experienced players will appreciate that the sacrifice ability trades a single land for a targeted selection of options late in the game.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost: None
- Card Type: Land (Cave)
- Subtypes: Cave
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed): Hidden Courtyard enters the battlefield tapped. Tap: Add {W}. {4}{W}, Tap, Sacrifice Hidden Courtyard: Discover 4. Activate only as a sorcery. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 4 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or put it into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom in a random order.)
- Power / Toughness: N A