Manland
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"Manland" is a slang term referring to any land card that can inherently turn itself into a creature.
The earliest and most famous of the "manlands" is Mishra's Factory. Mishra's Factory was first printed in Antiquities with four different illustrations by Kaja and Phil Foglio, one each for each season: Spring, Summer, Fall (Autumn), and Winter. The Fall version was reprinted in 4th Edition.
The next "manland" didn't come along until Tempest; Stalking Stones was unusual as it became a creature permanently. It was reprinted in Mirrodin.
Urza's Legacy brought a cycle of these lands, each of which came into play tapped; this is when the nickname manlands was coined. This cycle was reprinted in 10th Edition.
The following lands can become creatures:
- Blinkmoth Nexus — 1/1 Blinkmoth artifact creature with flying.
- Faerie Conclave — 2/1 blue Faerie creature with flying.
- Forbidding Watchtower — 1/5 white Soldier creature.
- Ghitu Encampment — 2/1 red Warrior creature with first strike.
- Mishra's Factory — 2/2 Assembly-Worker artifact creature.
- Mutavault — 2/2 Changeling creature.
- Nantuko Monastery — 4/4 green and white Insect Monk creature with first strike, but only if threshold is met.
- Spawning Pool — 1/1 black Skeleton creature with regeneration.
- Stalking Stones — 3/3 Elemental artifact creature (permanently; does not end at end of turn).
- Treetop Village — 3/3 green Ape creature with trample.
