Description
Xolatoyac Smiles, Islands Rise
Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood is a practical commander for slow value and board tempo. The creature turns ordinary lands into Islands where you need them most by placing flood counters when it enters or attacks. That interaction buys you repeated untap and activation windows because the card also untaps each permanent you control that has a counter on it at the beginning of your end step. In play the card reads like a toolkit for blue green decks that favor incremental advantages and resource churn over single shot wins.
On lore the salamander serpent fits the Lost Caverns theme by reshaping the battlefield itself. The card rewards steady sequencing and careful attack timing instead of reckless aggression. Use Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood to convert tempo into persistent value and to enable creatures and mana producers to contribute on opponent turns or after blockers have been declared.
Card Details:
- Mana Cost – {4}{G}{U}
- Card Type – Legendary Creature
- Subtypes – Salamander Serpent
- Card Text / Rules Text (Printed) – Whenever Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood enters the battlefield or attacks, put a flood counter on target land. That land is an Island in addition to its other types for as long as it has a flood counter on it. At the beginning of your end step, untap each permanent you control with a counter on it.
- Power / Toughness – 6/6