Lake of the Dead

Land
If Lake of the Dead would enter the battlefield, sacrifice a Swamp instead. If you do, put Lake of the Dead onto the battlefield. If you don't, put it into its owner's graveyard.

{T}: Add {B} to your mana pool.

{T}, Sacrifice a Swamp: Add {B}{B}{B}{B} to your mana pool.¹
Illus. Pete Venters

Gatherer Card Rulings [Nov 2009]

• 10/4/2004: The tap and sacrifice counts as tapping the land for mana.
• 10/4/2004: You have to sacrifice a swamp before this card is put onto the battlefield. And you have to do this no matter how it is put onto the battlefield.

Format Legality	Legal in Vintage, Legacy, MTGO Classic Banned in Extended, Standard
Printings (2/7)	Alliances (Rare) MTGO Masters Edition (Rare)