AI DraftFeb 26, 2026
Dryad Arbor + Lotus Cobra + Springheart Nantuko + Tireless Provisioner
Overview
When Dryad Arbor is put onto the battlefield as your land, it causes all landfall triggers you control (Lotus Cobra, Tireless Provisioner, and Springheart Nantuko if it is currently attached to a creature you control) to trigger. You choose the order to put those triggered abilities on the stack [Ruling 2024-11-08]. The last trigger you put on the stack resolves first; use that ordering to have Tireless Provisioner create a Treasure (or Food) before Springheart’s trigger resolves so you can use the Treasure’s activated mana ability to pay Springheart’s 
cost when Springheart resolves [Ruling 2024-11-08]. Lotus Cobra’s triggered ability is not a mana ability and goes on the stack like the other triggers (it will add mana only when that trigger resolves) [Ruling 2020-09-25]. Dryad Arbor is both a land and a creature and may only be played as a land (special action) ; it’s a Forest for its intrinsic tap-for- ability .
cost when Springheart resolves [Ruling 2024-11-08]. Lotus Cobra’s triggered ability is not a mana ability and goes on the stack like the other triggers (it will add mana only when that trigger resolves) [Ruling 2020-09-25]. Dryad Arbor is both a land and a creature and may only be played as a land (special action) ; it’s a Forest for its intrinsic tap-for- ability .Step 1
Play Dryad Arbor as your land for the turn (a special action); because Dryad Arbor is both a land and a creature it may only be played as a land .
Step 2
When Dryad Arbor enters the battlefield, it causes landfall triggers for Lotus Cobra, Tireless Provisioner, and Springheart Nantuko if Springheart is on the battlefield (and if Springheart is attached to a creature you control its landfall trigger will have the option to create a copy of that creature) [Ruling 2024-11-08].
Step 3
You get to choose the order in which those landfall triggers are placed on the stack; remember that the last one you put on the stack resolves first, so choose an order that gives you the outcome you want (for example, put Lotus Cobra first, then Springheart, then Tireless Provisioner last if you want Provisioner to resolve first) [Ruling 2024-11-08].
Step 4
Let the topmost trigger resolve first. If you placed Tireless Provisioner’s trigger to resolve before Springheart’s, it will create a Treasure or Food token on resolution; a Treasure has an activated mana ability (
, Sacrifice: Add one mana of any color) you can activate when you have priority .
, Sacrifice: Add one mana of any color) you can activate when you have priority .Step 5
After Provisioner’s trigger resolves and the Treasure exists, you receive priority. You may activate the Treasure’s , Sacrifice: Add one mana ability (an activated mana ability) and it will resolve immediately, adding mana to your mana pool that you can use to pay costs for abilities that are still on the stack .
, Sacrifice: Add one mana ability (an activated mana ability) and it will resolve immediately, adding mana to your mana pool that you can use to pay costs for abilities that are still on the stack .Step 6
When Springheart’s landfall trigger resolves, check whether Springheart is attached to a creature you control. If it is, you may pay as an optional cost when the ability resolves. That payment is checked as an optional cost at resolution time, per rule ; if you pay, Springheart creates a token that’s a copy of the creature it’s attached to, and if you don’t (or are unable to) pay, it creates a 1/1 Insect token instead.
as an optional cost when the ability resolves. That payment is checked as an optional cost at resolution time, per rule ; if you pay, Springheart creates a token that’s a copy of the creature it’s attached to, and if you don’t (or are unable to) pay, it creates a 1/1 Insect token instead.Step 7
Lotus Cobra’s triggered ability is not a mana ability and sits on the stack until it resolves; when it resolves it will add one mana of any color to your mana pool, but you only get that mana at resolution of the Cobra trigger, not immediately when the land enters [Ruling 2020-09-25].
Step 8
If you ordered triggers differently, the availability of the Treasure or the Cobra’s mana at the time Springheart resolves will change the options you have when paying Springheart’s cost.
cost.Resolution
When Dryad Arbor enters as your land, Lotus Cobra, Tireless Provisioner, and Springheart Nantuko (if currently attached to a creature you control) each trigger. You choose the order to put those triggers on the stack [Ruling 2024-11-08]. If you want the tokens/mana from Tireless Provisioner to help pay Springheart’s optional payment, put Tireless Provisioner’s trigger on the stack so it resolves before Springheart’s trigger; after it resolves you can activate and resolve a Treasure’s mana ability (an activated mana ability) to add the needed mana to your pool before Springheart resolves [Ruling 2024-11-08]. Lotus Cobra’s triggered ability is not a mana ability and will only add mana when that triggered ability itself resolves [Ruling 2020-09-25]. Dryad Arbor must be played as a land (you can’t cast it as a spell) , and it has the Forest intrinsic tap ability to add .
payment, put Tireless Provisioner’s trigger on the stack so it resolves before Springheart’s trigger; after it resolves you can activate and resolve a Treasure’s mana ability (an activated mana ability) to add the needed mana to your pool before Springheart resolves [Ruling 2024-11-08]. Lotus Cobra’s triggered ability is not a mana ability and will only add mana when that triggered ability itself resolves [Ruling 2020-09-25]. Dryad Arbor must be played as a land (you can’t cast it as a spell) , and it has the Forest intrinsic tap ability to add .Feedback