Mountaincycling is an activated ability. Effects that interact with activated abilities (such as Stifle or Rings of Brighthearth) will interact with Mountaincycling. Effects that interact with spells (such as Remove Soul or Faerie Tauntings) will not.
Mountaincycling is a form of cycling. Any ability that triggers on a card being cycled also triggers on Mountaincycling this card. Any ability that stops a cycling ability from being activated also stops Mountaincycling from being activated.
Unlike the normal cycling ability, Mountaincycling doesn't allow you to draw a card. Instead, it lets you search your library for a Mountain card. After you find a Mountain card in your library, you reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
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Card #155 of *Vintage Masters*, the set that shipped alongside the June 2014 Vintage Masters release.
Card type: Creature — Cat Beast, color identity red, printed at common. Commons fill the bulk of a booster pack's volume. Mana cost: {5}{R} (6 converted). Keyword abilities: Mountaincycling, Landcycling, Typecycling, and Cycling.
Legal in Legacy, Vintage, Commander, and Pauper.
EDHrec ranks this card #22,103 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.
Illustrated by Chase Stone. Rarix catalogs 593 other cards credited to this artist.
Magic: The Gathering · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Illus. Chase Stone
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You can choose to find any card with the Mountain land type, including nonbasic lands. You can also choose not to find a card, even if there is a Mountain card in your library.
