The Battlefield

Aftermath Analyst

$0.98

Amulet of Vigor

$50.47

Shifting Woodland

$6.45

Zuran Orb

$2.30

AI DraftFeb 26, 2026

Aftermath Analyst + Amulet of Vigor + Shifting Woodland + Zuran Orb

Overview

When you activate Aftermath Analyst’s sacrifice ability it returns all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped, which will cause Amulet of Vigor’s triggered ability to trigger for each land that entered tapped and then untap them when those triggers resolve [Ruling 2010-03-01]. Shifting Woodland returned this way will still be treated as having entered tapped (so it triggers Amulet) even if its own "enters tapped unless you control a Forest" replacement ability could have applied; replacement/put-onto-Battlefield effects that applied before it becomes a copy continue to apply after it becomes a copy [Ruling 2024-06-07]. After Amulet untaps the lands, you may activate Zuran Orb’s ability and sacrifice any of those lands to gain 2 life each.

Step 1

Activate Aftermath Analyst’s ability and pay costs; when it resolves it returns all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped (they enter the battlefield tapped).

Step 2

Each land that entered the battlefield tapped causes Amulet of Vigor’s triggered ability to trigger because they entered tapped due to an effect that put them onto the battlefield tapped [Ruling 2010-03-01].

Step 3

State-based actions are checked and then the triggered Amulet abilities go on the stack; when each Amulet trigger resolves it untaps the specific permanent that entered tapped that caused that trigger.

Step 4

Once a returned land is untapped you may activate Zuran Orb’s activated ability and sacrifice that land as the cost to gain 2 life.

Step 5

If Shifting Woodland was one of the returned lands and it later becomes a copy of another permanent (for example by activating its Delirium ability after it’s on the battlefield), any effects that had applied to Shifting Woodland before it became a copy (including being untapped by Amulet) continue to apply after it becomes a copy [Ruling 2024-06-07].

Resolution

Aftermath Analyst’s ability puts lands onto the battlefield tapped; that counts as "enters tapped" for Amulet of Vigor, so Amulet will trigger for each land that entered tapped and will untap them when those triggers resolve [Ruling 2010-03-01]. Shifting Woodland returned this way will still have had effects that applied to it before it becomes a copy remain in effect after it becomes a copy, so Amulet’s untap still applies even if Woodland later becomes a copy of another card [Ruling 2024-06-07]. Once a returned land is untapped you can sacrifice it to Zuran Orb’s activated ability to gain 2 life.

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