<p>Yes, you can use Ruins of Oran-Rief on that Awakened land - as long as, like you're describing, you played that land in the same turn.</p>

<p>The ability in question is this one, I presume:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>{T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on target colorless creature that entered the battlefield this turn.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>After your land's awakened, it's a colorless creature (as well as a land). That colorless creature <em>did</em> also enter the battlefield this turn. So, yes, at this point it meets all the prerequisites for targeting with this ability: it's a colorless creature that entered the battlefield this turn.</p>

<p>This is confirmed in a ruling on Ruins of Oran-Rief's gatherer page:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>1/22/2016 - The target of the last ability didn’t necessarily have to be a colorless creature as it entered the battlefield, provided it entered the battlefield during that turn. However, it does have to be a colorless creature to be a legal target of the ability.</p>
</blockquote>

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2016-05-29T13:55:46.380Z
You can quote the ruling on Oran for this too.
GendoIkari
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Would the land have to have been played the same turn as it got awakened though? I.e.: does a land "re-enter" the battlefield as a creature when you awaken it? (I thought it didn't, as transforms and other kind of things also don't count as "entering the battlefield")
Laurens Swart
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@Laurens The question is about Awakening a land that did enter the battlefield in the same turn - but I'll edit to make that clear. Good thing to cover. :)
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doppelgreener
<p>I have an Awaken deck and I want to use <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ruins%20of%20Oran-Rief">Ruins of Oran-Rief</a>. If I awaken a land that I placed on the battlefield earlier on the same turn, does it count as a legal target?</p>

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2016-05-29T13:21:02.243Z
Possible duplicate of [What is "summoning sickness" and how does it affect my creatures?](http://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/25234/what-is-summoning-sickness-and-how-does-it-affect-my-creatures)
GendoIkari
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2016-05-29T13:21:41.830Z
It's not completely clear what you are asking, but I believe the linked question will have what you need.
GendoIkari
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2016-05-29T13:48:36.433Z
I've given this some editing. The original first sentence was a red herring for understanding the question (there's no "enters the battlefield" trigger that's relevant here), and I've just put the intent up front and rephrased.
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Is an Awakened land an OK target for Ruins of Oran-Rief?
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# Is an Awakened land an OK target for Ruins of Oran-Rief?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-05-29)

I have an Awaken deck and I want to use [Ruins of Oran-Rief](https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?name=Ruins%20of%20Oran-Rief). If I awaken a land that I placed on the battlefield earlier on the same turn, does it count as a legal target?

**Tags:** magic-the-gathering

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Possible duplicate of [What is "summoning sickness" and how does it affect my creatures?](http://boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/25234/what-is-summoning-sickness-and-how-does-it-affect-my-creatures)  
> **username_1**: It's not completely clear what you are asking, but I believe the linked question will have what you need.  
> **username_2**: I've given this some editing. The original first sentence was a red herring for understanding the question (there's no "enters the battlefield" trigger that's relevant here), and I've just put the intent up front and rephrased.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-05-29. Score: 5

Yes, you can use Ruins of Oran-Rief on that Awakened land - as long as, like you're describing, you played that land in the same turn.

The ability in question is this one, I presume:

> {T}: Put a +1/+1 counter on target colorless creature that entered the battlefield this turn.

After your land's awakened, it's a colorless creature (as well as a land). That colorless creature *did* also enter the battlefield this turn. So, yes, at this point it meets all the prerequisites for targeting with this ability: it's a colorless creature that entered the battlefield this turn.

This is confirmed in a ruling on Ruins of Oran-Rief's gatherer page:

> 1/22/2016 - The target of the last ability didn’t necessarily have to be a colorless creature as it entered the battlefield, provided it entered the battlefield during that turn. However, it does have to be a colorless creature to be a legal target of the ability.

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: You can quote the ruling on Oran for this too.  
> **username_3**: Would the land have to have been played the same turn as it got awakened though? I.e.: does a land "re-enter" the battlefield as a creature when you awaken it? (I thought it didn't, as transforms and other kind of things also don't count as "entering the battlefield")  
> **username_2**: @Laurens The question is about Awakening a land that did enter the battlefield in the same turn - but I'll edit to make that clear. Good thing to cover. :)  

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