^^ Thanks for pointing this out, Jason. This is how us 1993ers were taught to play our lands. It’s not a “great wall” thing. It was meant to convey, I think, that your creatures were running over the lands to attack your opponent. After all, it doesn’t really make sense that your creatures would be swing at your opponents from the void. Although I am now learning to play my lands in back as a courtesy to younger players (n00bs), its frustrating to hear these same n00bs acting like I am mere slave to fashion for playing my lands out front by default. It’s OG people, read a f*cking (old school rule) book.

Lands out front is how I learned to play in 1994. Hard habit to break.

Mr. Hoogland is displaying discourtesy to his opponent by encroaching. Please be courteous to one’s opponents.

It wasn’t a pro who did lands in front, it was how the rule book said to do it. Lands in back is a post-2000 convention

I agree. I can understand some vets or Vintage/Legacy players doing so out of habit, but the game has evolved to be most efficient to have creatures close to declare blockers.

I take it to the next level and play on a 3D plane. My graveyard exists underneath my library.

^^ exactly^^… Whats the story with people playing Lands in front (I mean I know it has a history with some way back Pro doing it and everyone think ing it was cool and all…) but lately this trend seems to be in vogue again and I have seen quite a few ‘young’ players doing this….its like passive aggressive magic…I’ll build a Great Wall of lands and hide my creatures behind it….DCI should just make a rule…
The only worst one I’ve seen is that Pro who plays lands in front with the cards facing his opponent ….I think I’d just start tapping his lands on purpose:)