City Steam Gateway
Steam Vents gives you the city infrastructure that blue red decks prize. The card reads As Steam Vents enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you do not, it enters the battlefield tapped. That straightforward exchange of tempo for immediate mana fits perfectly in spellslinger builds where a turn earlier on a two drop or a crucial counterspell can decide a game.
In play, Steam Vents behaves as both an Island and a Mountain so it fixes mana without occupying a spell slot. Retro frame art emphasizes the industrial canals and venting steam that define Izzet adjacency while the enter tapped clause forces a choice. Use it in control decks that can afford the life payment or in aggressive shells that value the untapped access more than a small life buffer. Practical, efficient and familiar to any Ravnica player.
Card Details:
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Mana Cost –
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Card Type – Land
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Subtypes – Island Mountain
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Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – As Steam Vents enters the battlefield, you may pay 2 life. If you do not, it enters the battlefield tapped.
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