Golgari Rooted Land
Overgrown Tomb returns in a retro frame that reads like familiar territory for any Golgari pilot. Overgrown Tomb lets you choose to enter as a Forest or a Swamp by paying 2 life as it enters the battlefield. That choice gives you immediate color fixing for two color decks that want to hit early drops while preserving tempo if you accept the life cost instead of coming in tapped.
This land is practical in both casual and tournament lists. It pairs cleanly with fetch lands and shock synergy and slots into midrange mana bases where the marginal life payment is acceptable for preserving tempo. The card trades incremental life for board presence in a way that matters most on turn two and three, and the retro frame adds collectible appeal without changing the card text.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost None
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Card Type Land
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Subtypes Swamp Forest
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) As Overgrown Tomb enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you don’t, it enters the battlefield tapped.
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Power / Toughness —
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Loyalty —