Wastes dont count as basic lands
I had an opponent destroy my land and artifacts with cards that let you fetch for a basic land, running a colorless commander deck I had 13+ wastes inside the deck, which count as basic lands just not in arena it seems.
Ended up losing the match as I was 1 land short of destroying their threat, I wonder why that was....
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sparksfamilyvalues#95319 commented
Wastes are a basic land but they do not have a basic land type. If you have any cards looking for a basic land type, they won’t find Wastes