First printed in Gatecrash (2013)
All 11 prints
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Pioneer Masters (PIO) #251, 2024 (digital)
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Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #276, 2024
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New Capenna Commander (NCC) #355, 2022
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Commander Legends (CMR) #455, 2020
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The List (PLST) #MM3-198, 2019
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Commander 2019 (C19) #205, 2019
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RNA Guild Kit (GK2) #126, 2019
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Ultimate Masters (UMA) #208, 2018
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Modern Masters 2017 (MM3) #198, 2017
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Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Kiora (DDO) #57, 2015
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Gatecrash (GTC) #204, 2013
Urban Evolution 
Sorcery
Draw three cards. You may play an additional land this turn.
As the Simic released more of their krasis experiments, they required new habitats, always at the expense of the locals.
- Illustrated by
- Eytan Zana
- Watermark
- Simic
Legality
- Legal in
- Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Standard Brawl
Rulings (3)
- Urban Evolution's effect allows you to play an additional land during your main phase. Doing so follows the normal timing rules for playing lands. In particular, you don't get to play a land as Urban Evolution resolves; Urban Evolution fully resolves first and you draw three cards, perhaps including a land you'll play later.
- The effects of multiple Urban Evolutions in the same turn are cumulative. They're also cumulative with other effects that let you play additional lands, such as the one from Explore.
- If you somehow manage to cast Urban Evolution when it's not your turn, you'll draw three cards when it resolves, but you won't be able to play a land that turn.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.003 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).
In Limited on MTG Arena
Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).
| Set | GIH WR | vs set | IWD | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Masters (PIO), Premier Draft | 54.7% | -0.7 | +4.2 | 7190 |
- GIH WR
- win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
- vs set
- points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
- IWD
- improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
- Games
- games in which the card was seen