Leyline

Leyline in front of an Island

Leylines, sometimes called mana lines, are ancient mana paths that flow and crisscross each other across a given landscape. All planes have a network of leylines.

Mechanic

All leylines are enchantments. All leylines other than the first (Ley Line) allow you to begin the game with them on the battlefield if it is in your opening hand, since leylines are found rather than cast.

There have been three cycles of Leylines with the "opening hand" clause, all with a 2MM cost. They were printed in Guildpact, Magic 2011 and Core Set 2020. However, due to their utility as sideboard cards, three have been reprinted, one twice, resulting in a total of 11 instead of 15.

Leyline of the Guildpact is the first multicolored leyline.

Story examples

• Nissa Revane is especially adept in manipulating leylines.
• On Ravnica the leylines formed the Implicit Maze.
• On Amonkhet, the leylines coalesced into the gods.
• On Zendikar the leylines connected the hedrons.
  • A focal point of the leylines could be found in the Singing City.
• Eldrazi are known to follow leylines.
• On Innistrad Nahiri created cryptoliths to bend the leylines to her will, and to summon Emrakul.

In-game references

Represented in:

• Ley Line
• Leyline of Abundance
• Leyline of Anticipation
• Leyline of Combustion
• Leyline of the Guildpact
• Leyline of Lifeforce
• Leyline of Lightning
• Leyline of Punishment
• Leyline of Sanctity
• Leyline of Singularity
• Leyline of the Meek
• Leyline of the Void
• Leyline of Vitality

Associated cards:

• Leyline Binding
• Leyline Dowser
• Leyline Immersion
• Leyline Invocation
• Leyline Phantom
• Leyline Prowler
• Leyline Surge
• Leyline Tyrant

Quoted or referred to:

• Ancient Ziggurat (Friday Night Magic)
• Bonds of Mortality
• Maze Behemoth
• Perilous Vault
• Skinbrand Goblin