does Evolving Wilds produce colorless mana? magic

[Torin]

I am guessing since that it doesnt say what mana Evolving Wilds can produce then its one colorless?

[kip]

if it doesnt say that it makes mana then it doesnt it only has that ability that lets you sacrifice it and fetch a land from your library

[Torin]

but I thought all lands are supposed to make mana.... isnt that like by definition

[Arix]

They don't need to make mana - they just need to help your mana production somehow, which Evolving Wilds does by fetching a land from your library into play.

Besides which, that's a design rule, not a game rule.

[Torin]

then I done see why anyone would use it? I mean why cast a land that doesnt make mana only so you can sacrifice it and cast a land that does make mana? Why not just cast the normal land in the first place?

[Arix]

Because it gets you the colour you need, when you need it. What if you're running a white/blue/black deck and draw a hand with three Plains and four blue/black spells? You're rooted. But if you replace two of those plains with Evolving Wilds/Terramorphic Expanse/whatever, suddenly the hand looks a whole lot better.

Also, minor nitpick but as a judge it's my duty to perform such things - lands are never cast.

[teletel]

just wait until you play a 2-3 colored deck and cannot cast any spells because you are stuck with too many lands of one color except the one you need most... then youll understand

[Arix]

Exactly. Never underestimate the power of easy colour fixing. That's why dual lands are often among the highest sought after cards in a set, and why the original dual lands (Bayou, Tropical Island and so on) hover around the $80 mark.

[kip]

Yea lands are not cast, they are played

Only spells are cast

Lands are not spells

[Soddda]

Are abilities cast?

[Arix]

Nope. As kip said, only spells are cast.

Note, however, that some abilities get you to cast spells (like on Spellweaver Helix or Eye of the Storm).

[Nik]

here is a chart