Utopia Sprawl — Magic: The Gathering card

Utopia Sprawl

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Enchantment — Aura

Enchant Forest

As this Aura enters, choose a color.

Whenever enchanted Forest is tapped for mana, its controller adds an additional one mana of the chosen color.

Set Ravnica Remastered
Rarity Uncommon
Mana Value 1
Artist Ron Spears
Collector # 159

Why Play Utopia Sprawl

Ramp decks value the immediate mana acceleration that turns a basic Forest into a two-mana producer for just one green mana investment. The color flexibility makes it particularly powerful in multicolored green decks that need specific mana requirements early, allowing you to fix mana while ramping simultaneously. Play it on turn one to enable powerful three-mana plays on turn two, or use it to smooth out awkward mana bases in decks running multiple colors.

Format Notes

Modern sees the most competitive play, particularly in devotion strategies and big mana decks that can afford the Forest requirement. Pauper represents its strongest format presence, where cheap ramp effects are highly valued and the common rarity makes it accessible for budget builds. Legacy and Vintage applications are more niche, typically appearing in specialized ramp shells rather than mainstream strategies.

Combos & Synergies

Arbor Elf creates an immediate two-mana combo by untapping the enchanted Forest for repeated activations in a single turn. Garruk Wildspeaker synergizes perfectly by untapping two lands including your Sprawl target, effectively generating extra mana each turn. Cards like Voyaging Satyr and Kiora's Follower extend this untap synergy, while any deck running Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx benefits from the additional green devotion Utopia Sprawl provides.