The Battlefield

Conduit of Worlds

$3.12

Dryad of the Ilysian Grove

$10.34

Glacial Chasm

8.83 TIX

AI DraftFeb 26, 2026

Conduit of Worlds + Dryad of the Ilysian Grove + Glacial Chasm

Overview

With Dryad of the Ilysian Grove on the battlefield you may play one additional land each turn and every land you control has all basic land types , , . Conduit of Worlds lets you play lands from your graveyard as lands (a special action) and also has a separate activated ability to cast nonland cards from your graveyard that cares about whether you’ve cast a spell this turn , , Ruling [2023-02-04]. Glacial Chasm is a land with an enters-the-battlefield ability that says “When this land enters, sacrifice a land.” If Glacial Chasm enters and you control no other lands when that triggered ability resolves, you must sacrifice Glacial Chasm itself (you can instead choose to sacrifice a different land if you control one) Ruling [2008-08-01].

Step 1

Ensure you are in a main phase and the stack is empty; playing a land is a special action you may take at that time , .

Step 2

Dryad of the Ilysian Grove increases the number of lands you may play this turn by one, so you may play up to two lands this turn if you haven’t already used those plays , .

Step 3

Use Conduit of Worlds’ continuous effect “You may play lands from your graveyard” to play Glacial Chasm from your graveyard; that is still "playing a land," not casting a spell , .

Step 4

When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield its enters-the-battlefield triggered ability ("When this land enters, sacrifice a land") will trigger and be placed on the stack. When that triggered ability resolves you must sacrifice a land you control [2008-08-01].

Step 5

If you control any other lands when the triggered ability resolves you may choose which land to sacrifice (you can sacrifice a different land you control instead of Glacial Chasm). If you control no other lands when it resolves, you must sacrifice Glacial Chasm itself, sending it to the graveyard [2008-08-01].

Step 6

If Glacial Chasm remains on the battlefield after the sacrifice (because you sacrificed a different land), its static ability "Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you" applies while it’s on the battlefield; if it was sacrificed it no longer provides that protection .

Step 7

Remember that playing Glacial Chasm from your graveyard does not count as casting a spell for effects that track spells cast (Conduit’s separate activated ability cares about whether you’ve cast a spell this turn; playing a land does not change that) and Ruling [2023-02-04] clarifies how Conduit’s casting-related clause behaves in other scenarios , Ruling [2023-02-04].

Resolution

You may play Glacial Chasm from your graveyard using Conduit of Worlds’ “you may play lands from your graveyard” effect (playing a land is a special action) , . Dryad of the Ilysian Grove increases how many lands you may play this turn so you can play Glacial Chasm in addition to your normal land play this turn if you haven’t already exceeded your allowed plays , . When Glacial Chasm enters, its triggered ability will go on the stack; when that ability resolves you must sacrifice a land. If you control no other lands at that time, you must sacrifice Glacial Chasm itself [2008-08-01].

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