What type of card is Nature's Rhythm?

Nature's Rhythm is a Sorcery. Its oracle text reads: "Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle. Harmonize {X}{G}{G}{G}{G} (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its harmonize cost. You may tap a creature you control to reduce that cost by an amount of generic mana equal to its power. Then exile this spell.)"

Nature's Rhythm

Sorcery

Search your library for a creature card with mana value X or less, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

Harmonize (You may cast this card from your graveyard for its harmonize cost. You may tap a creature you control to reduce that cost by an amount of generic mana equal to its power. Then exile this spell.)

Set Tarkir: Dragonstorm

Rarity Rare

Mana Value 2

Artist Liiga Smilshkalne

Collector # 150

Scryfall

Why Play Nature's Rhythm

Green ramp decks benefit enormously from this flexible tutor effect that can deploy threats directly onto the battlefield. Early game, you can fetch utility creatures or mana dorks for two or three mana, while late game the card becomes a powerful engine to cheat expensive creatures into play. The Harmonize ability provides excellent graveyard value, especially when you can tap high-power creatures to reduce the cost significantly. Best played in midrange and ramp strategies that can generate substantial mana and want consistent access to their best threats.

Format Notes

Commander sees the most play for Nature's Rhythm, where the singleton format rewards flexible tutors and the multiplayer games provide time to utilize the Harmonize ability effectively. Modern and Pioneer ramp decks occasionally include it as a one-or-two-of to find specific silver bullets or curve-toppers. Standard viability depends heavily on the available creature pool, performing best when expensive game-ending threats are present in the format.

Combos & Synergies

Selvala, Heart of the Wilds creates explosive turns by providing both the mana to cast Nature's Rhythm for large X values and significant cost reduction for the Harmonize ability. Gyre Sage and other creatures that grow based on power work similarly well, turning into massive mana batteries. Craterhoof Behemoth represents an ideal target, providing an immediate game-ending threat that can be tutored up when you're ready to close out games.

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