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as of Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths 21.1%  21.1%  21.1%  10.5%  10.5%  15.8% |
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Island is one of the five basic land types and provides blue mana, which is required to cast blue spells.[1]
Additionally there is a snow variant, the Snow-Covered Island.
Rules[]
From the glossary of the Comprehensive Rules (September 24, 2021—Innistrad: Midnight Hunt)
- Island
- One of the five basic land types. Any land with this subtype has the ability “{T}: Add {U}.” See rule 305.6.
Storyline[]
Islands of Alara[]
Grixis[]
- Droning Isles, home to the massive hives of the banewasps.
Islands of Azoria[]
Azoria's ocean featured desert islands until Freyalise destroyed them.
Islands of Cridhe[]
Cridhe itself seems to be mostly an island. There are other smaller isles though.
- The Southern Isle
Islands of Dominaria[]
The Burning Isles[]
Casindral Isle[]
South of Golthonor
Edemi Islands[]
In the Golthonor Sea[]
In the Jaema Sea[]
- Chaza Isles, including Teferi's Isle
Lat-Nam[]
- The largest of several islands west of ancient Terisiare, known for the College of Lat-Nam.
Spice Isles[]
Yulin and Equitar[]
Two islands 500 leagues west from Estark.
In the Videnthian Sea[]
Tolaria[]
- Tolaria was known for the academy built on it.
Caliman[]
A large island far to the south in Dominaria, southeast of Jamuraa.
Vesuva[]
An island direct west of Walassa in the Orvada Empire
In the Voda Sea[]
In the Western Sea[]
- The island of Stonehaven
Islands of Kamigawa[]
- Otawara, may be considered an island in the sky, rather than in the sea.
- The most islands those floating near the Kamitaki waterfall. Minamo was built on one of them.
Islands of Lorwyn[]
Lorwyn does not have any seas. Instead of islands, the Merrow Lanes supply blue mana.
Islands of Mercadia[]
Islands of Mirrodin[]
Quicksilver Sea[]
- The Vedalken Spires with Lumengrid
Islands of Rabiah[]
- Serendib
- The Island of Wak-Wak. Home to a tribe of winged folk. Named for a peculiar fruit that grows there. The fruit looks like a woman's head, and when ripe speaks the word “Wak.”
Islands of Ravnica[]
None. Ravnica's water supply system provides blue mana.
Islands of Shandalar[]
Islands of Ulgrotha[]
Metal Island[]
A pocket plane that could be reached by using the Riddle Gate on Esper.
Unknown plane[]
- Sevick Isles [2]
Trivia[]
- The highest rarity an island has ever been printed in was rare in Alpha, as part of WotC's plot to keep players from guessing rarities.[3][4]
References[]
- ↑ Michael Yichao (October 6, 2015). "Evolution of the Basic Land". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Flavor text for Nimbus of the Isles
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (February 16, 2009). "25 Random Things About Magic". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Mark Rosewater (August 17, 2009). "In My Day". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
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