Play definition
My daily quest today says “Play 40 Lands.” It does not specify from where. I played at least 27 lands but only 9 from my hand. The quest does not specify where I am allowed to play those lands from. Only the 9 lands played from my hand counted towards my quest.
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pertazeta#21590 commented
From the Comprehensive Rules (November 17, 2023—The Lost Caverns of Ixalan)
305. Lands
305.1. A player who has priority may play a land card from their hand during a main phase of their turn when the stack is empty. Playing a land is a special action; it doesn’t use the stack (see rule 116). Rather, the player simply puts the land onto the battlefield. Since the land doesn’t go on the stack, it is never a spell, and players can’t respond to it with instants or activated abilities.
305.2. A player can normally play one land during their turn; however, continuous effects may increase this number.
305.2a To determine whether a player can play a land, compare the number of lands the player can play this turn with the number of lands they have already played this turn (including lands played as special actions and lands played during the resolution of spells and abilities). If the number of lands the player can play is greater, the play is legal.305.4. Effects may also allow players to “put” lands onto the battlefield. This isn’t the same as “playing a land” and doesn’t count as a land played during the current turn.
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DAC169#34537 commented
If a spell or ability says to put a land on the battlefield, you're not playing a land. If a spell or ability says you may play an additional land, then that is playing a land.