Graham Stark#MTGMH3 was the perfect excuse to print a colourless card with the keyword Sweep, in this case returning Wastes.
It could’ve even been bad! Like all cards with Sweep!
Edward D.@Graham_LRR The problem is that wastes don’t have a subtype, so the game can’t check how many wastes were returned to hand.
J M Berntson@SadlyGoose @Graham_LRR "Return any number of basic lands you control with no basic land types to their owner's hand."
"[effect] for each land returned this way."
Given that Sweep is an ability word without inherent rules, there should be some flexibility to how you can word it.
@jedimb Sure, except sweep was never restricted to basic lands, which was relevant since OG kamigawa was in standard with OG ravnica
@SadlyGoose Again: no inherent rules, so the type restrictions can be whatever seems balanced for the individual cards.
@jedimb If you make a mechanic that cares about basic lands entering the battlefield, don’t call it landfall is what I’m saying
@SadlyGoose Sweep has always cared about limiting what kind of lands it returns, though, while not being well-established due to only being on four cards.
Not really comparable to Landfall, which has never had any limitations and is on 133 cards.