Windswept Heath — Magic: The Gathering card

Windswept Heath

Land

{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for a Forest or Plains card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

*An underground paradise, bright and thriving beneath the surface of Ixalan.*

Set Modern Horizons 3
Rarity Rare
Mana Value 0
Artist Alexander Forssberg
Collector # 235
Scryfall

Why Play Windswept Heath

Fetch lands provide unmatched mana fixing by searching for basic lands with the relevant types, making them essential for multicolor decks running green and white. The ability to thin your deck slightly increases the quality of future draws, while the shuffle effect can be valuable for manipulating the top of your library after scrying or other effects. Play Windswept Heath on turn one when you need specific mana requirements for early plays, or hold it until later when the life payment is less significant and you need to fix your mana base.

Format Notes

Windswept Heath excels in competitive formats like Modern and Legacy where consistent mana bases are crucial for fast, efficient gameplay. The card sees heavy play in Commander as a reliable mana fixer in green-white decks and any multicolor strategies including those colors. Its ban in Pioneer and Historic reflects Wizards' design philosophy of slowing down those formats and reducing the power level of mana bases compared to eternal formats.

Combos & Synergies

Landfall creatures like Knight of the Reliquary and Steppe Lynx benefit greatly from fetch lands providing guaranteed land drops and triggers. Life from the Loam creates powerful engine combinations by repeatedly returning Windswept Heath from your graveyard to hand for repeated activations. Crucible of Worlds allows you to play the fetch land directly from your graveyard, creating consistent mana fixing and deck thinning throughout longer games.

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Land Tutor Modern Commander Legacy