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Title: Overgrown Tomb vs. Woodland Cemetery
Post by: Lucky-13 on January 24, 2013, 06:44:11 PM
Why would I put the tomb over the cemetery in my green/black deck?
Title: Re: Overgrown Tomb vs. Woodland Cemetery
Post by: Rass on January 24, 2013, 06:46:14 PM
To cast that one drop if you only have either of the duals in your starting hand. Or to be able to search for a forest or swamp
Title: Re: Overgrown Tomb vs. Woodland Cemetery
Post by: Lucky-13 on January 24, 2013, 07:35:11 PM
Well, I see they both give a black or green when tapped. Both come in to play tapped except in the case of the tomb if I pay 2 life, or inthe case of the cemetery not tapped if I have a swamp on tge board. I see a lot of decks with two of each but don't get why you wouldn't just have 4 cemetery.
Title: Re: Overgrown Tomb vs. Woodland Cemetery
Post by: Mikefrompluto on January 24, 2013, 07:36:45 PM
{Overgrown tomb} is better in my opinion. As stated above, you'd want to see that in your opening hand over the cemetery.
Title: Re: Overgrown Tomb vs. Woodland Cemetery
Post by: Fenster on January 24, 2013, 07:37:40 PM
In the case that you have a starting hand with only tombs and cemetaries, the tomb still allows for 1 drops and an untapped cemetary t2. At the cost of 2 life ofcourse.
Title: Re: Overgrown Tomb vs. Woodland Cemetery
Post by: Empathie on January 24, 2013, 07:38:51 PM
 {Farseek}
Title: Re: Overgrown Tomb vs. Woodland Cemetery
Post by: Dudecore on January 24, 2013, 07:44:09 PM
Both are good. Shock lands ({Overgrown Tomb}) are good for early mana fixing, and mana fixing in decks that play a lot of non-basic lands. Since it has both subtypes, Forest Swamp, it can be searched for with {Farseek}. They're better for eternal formats, the loss of 2 life is nothing if it could win you a game.

Tap lands ({Woodland Cemetery}) are good for standard, because its the other choice of dual land....and sometimes enter the battlefield untapped. Dual colors decks like them, multi color decks would rather have the Shock Lands.
Title: Re: Overgrown Tomb vs. Woodland Cemetery
Post by: Lucky-13 on January 24, 2013, 08:16:10 PM
Thanks, I now see the advantage.
Title: Re: Overgrown Tomb vs. Woodland Cemetery
Post by: Bozo_Law on January 24, 2013, 11:42:11 PM
Why not both? Just wondering.