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Dryad of the Ilysian Grove

$10.34

Glacial Chasm

8.83 TIX

Ramunap Excavator

$10.53

AI DraftFeb 26, 2026

Dryad of the Ilysian Grove + Glacial Chasm + Ramunap Excavator

Overview

With Dryad of the Ilysian Grove and Ramunap Excavator on the battlefield, Glacial Chasm can be played and its “When this land enters, sacrifice a land” trigger will require you to sacrifice a land when that trigger resolves. You cannot play a land in response to that triggered ability because playing a land is a special action that requires the stack to be empty and . After the trigger resolves you may play a land from your graveyard using Ramunap Excavator (subject to your remaining land plays for the turn; Dryad grants an additional land play) and . Dryad also makes your lands have all basic land types (and therefore the associated basic land mana abilities) while it’s in effect (Ruling [2020-01-24]).

Step 1

Start on your turn’s main phase with priority and the stack empty; Dryad of the Ilysian Grove and Ramunap Excavator are already on the battlefield and .

Step 2

Play Glacial Chasm as a land (a special action). Because it entered the battlefield, its triggered ability 'When this land enters, sacrifice a land' is triggered and will be put on the stack .

Step 3

You cannot play a land in response to that triggered ability because playing a land requires the stack to be empty and . You also cannot use Ramunap Excavator to play a land from the graveyard while that triggered ability is on the stack for the same reason.

Step 4

When Glacial Chasm’s triggered ability resolves, you must sacrifice a land you control. If you control no other lands at that moment, you must sacrifice Glacial Chasm itself (Ruling [2008-08-01]).

Step 5

After the trigger resolves and state-based actions are applied, you receive priority with an empty stack and may play a land from your graveyard using Ramunap Excavator, provided you have not exceeded the number of lands you may play this turn; Dryad of the Ilysian Grove grants you an additional land play each turn and .

Resolution

When Glacial Chasm enters the battlefield its triggered ability “When this land enters, sacrifice a land” is put on the stack. You cannot play a land in response to that trigger because playing a land is a special action that requires the stack be empty and . When the trigger resolves you must sacrifice a land. After state-based actions and the trigger resolution are complete, you get priority and may play a land from your graveyard with Ramunap Excavator (playing a land is a special action) if you have an available land play for the turn; Dryad of the Ilysian Grove gives you an extra land play each turn and . If you controlled no other lands when Glacial Chasm’s enters trigger resolves, you must sacrifice Glacial Chasm itself (Ruling [2008-08-01]). Note that Ramunap Excavator only lets you play lands from your graveyard; it does not let you activate land abilities from the graveyard (Ruling [2017-07-14]).

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