When Lotus Field enters the battlefield, sacrifice two lands.
what if i dont have 2 land ? can i castit any way ??
or if i have only 1 land in to play ?!
Oh, that's easy. Lotus Field's ability triggers after Lotus Field is on the battlefield. When the ability resolves, Lotus Field is among the lands you control. If you only control it and/or only one other land, you'll have to sacrifice it to its own ability. (Which you usually don't want to do, so wait until later.)
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Lotus Vale functions differently, because that one employs a replacement effect instead of a trigger. The Vale will not even enter the battlefield if you don't sacrifice two lands, of which the Vale cannot be one, because it's not on the battlefield yet. The Field, otoh, will enter the battlefield first, and its trigger will then make you sacrifice two lands you control at the time it resolves. Of which the Field can be one, because it is already on the battlefield under your control.
So in short:
Vale - sarifice two lands first, then it enters the battlefield
Field - enters the battlefield first, then you have to sac two lands
what if i dont have 2 land ? can i castit any way ??
or if i have only 1 land in to play ?!
So in short:
Vale - sarifice two lands first, then it enters the battlefield
Field - enters the battlefield first, then you have to sac two lands
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