Dunes of the Dead
Land — Desert
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When this land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token.
The Curse of Wandering permeated Amonkhet long before Nicol Bolas. He simply harnessed it.
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Rulings
Apr 18, 2017
Desert is a land subtype with no special meaning. It doesn’t grant the land an intrinsic mana ability. Other cards may care about which lands are Deserts.
Jul 14, 2017
Dunes of the Dead’s second ability doesn’t allow you to sacrifice it whenever you’d like. You must find another way to get Dunes of the Dead into the graveyard.
Jul 14, 2017
If you sacrifice Dunes of the Dead to pay the activation cost of an ability, you’ll create the Zombie token before that activated ability resolves.