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does mana-burn also affect non-basic lands?
Its something i could never figure out. Especially Darksteel Citadel since it is indestructable
and to get it over with, i will ask another question, do these non basic lands with the ability
" 'tap': add 1 (colorless) mana to your mana pool"
does it act as 1 basic land for that turn, or does it help pile up mana to your mana pool?
Sorry, ive been playing casually for years now, i just now decided i want to get serious about this game so i need to know the rules perfectly.
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- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
As of the release of Magic 2010 Core Set (M10) last summer mana burn no longer exists.
When mana burn was still a rule, unused mana would cause mana burn whether it came from a basic land, a non-basic land, or even a non-land source of mana like Sol Ring or Dark Ritual.
P.S. I also am wondering if you know how basic lands add mana to your mana pool given your asking "does it act as 1 basic land" for that turn. Basic lands only add mana to your mana pool if you tap them. For example, a Forest may only have a big green mana symbol for rules text but this mana is not added to your mana pool until you tap it for mana. The Forest actually has the rules text "Tap: Add G to your mana pool" - the giant symbol in place of rules text is to help basic lands look different from other cards.
Source(s): MTG Rules Advisor since 2007 & MTG player since 2003 - 1 decade ago
Well hey guess what you dont have to worry about mana burn at all any more... they removed this rule so you could tap all your remaining mana that you cant use even if its infinite and youll still not mana burn. But to answer your question, if you still wanna play old school house rules with mana burn then yes mana burn affects all lands that adds some sort of mana, it doesnt matter if its colorless mana or if its colored mana, it is still mana to your mana pool.