Hidden Gems: Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
Welcome back! When I began digging for cards to discuss in this week's post, I wasn't sure where to look. Almost randomly I landed on Coldsnap. As I was scrolling through the set on Gatherer I came across Into the North, a card I had never seen before (I began playing around Shards of Alara). Here it is: I love ramp spells so naturally I was excited. Immediately I narrowed the search to snow lands. Of course there were the cycle of snow-covered basics that everyone is aware of. What I also found was a cycle of nonbasic snow lands. Yes they enter the battlefield tapped, but they can be grabbed by Into the North and obviously count towards any snow requirements on other cards you might be playing...or that may be printed in the future. What really pushes Into the North to a playable level for me, is its ability to grab three other particular lands from the set: Dark Depths, Mouth of Ronom, and Scrying Sheets. Certainly Mouth of Ronom is the weakest out of the ...
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