<p>No, Horde of Notions cannot do anything with a land card that died as a creature. The key rule is <a href="https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Zone" rel="noreferrer">rule 400.7</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>An object that moves from one zone to another becomes a new object with no memory of, or relation to, its previous existence.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>If a land card like Celestial Colonnade dies as a creature, the effect that made it a creature doesn't continue to apply to the card in the graveyard. While it's in the graveyard, it's just a land card.</p>

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murgatroid99
<p>I have a question regarding MTG rules and how can be applied. In this case, it's about lands that can become creatures. I was checking <a href="http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/one-drop-edh/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this one-mana EDH deck</a>, and I saw that the Commander has this ability:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bHorde%20of%20Notions%5d">Horde of Notions</a> {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} </p>
  
  <p>Legendary Creature — Elemental (5/5)</p>
  
  <p>Vigilance, trample, haste</p>
  
  <p>{W}{U}{B}{R}{G}: You may play target Elemental card from your
  graveyard without paying its mana cost.</p>
  
  <p><em>Even the oldest treefolk was but an acorn when Lorwyn’s first</em>
  <em>mysteries were born.</em></p>
</blockquote>

<p>I was wondering: if the land was killed and sent to the graveyard <strong>while being a creature</strong> by any X reason (say "Lightning bolt"), is it possible to retrieve it back using this ability? For example, <a class="mtg-autocard" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bCelestial%20Colonnade%5d">Celestial Colonnade</a> can turn into an Elemental until end of turn.</p>

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Please do not include deck lists in questions like this. They're simply not relevant. You can instead refer to a specific cards that are relevant to your question. The edit I've made to your question shows what I mean
murgatroid99
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Death and revival of land-creatures
SonicARG
# Death and revival of land-creatures

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-06-21)

I have a question regarding MTG rules and how can be applied. In this case, it's about lands that can become creatures. I was checking [this one-mana EDH deck](http://tappedout.net/mtg-decks/one-drop-edh/), and I saw that the Commander has this ability:

> [Horde of Notions](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bHorde%20of%20Notions%5d) {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}
>
> Legendary Creature — Elemental (5/5)
>
> Vigilance, trample, haste
>
> {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}: You may play target Elemental card from your
> graveyard without paying its mana cost.
>
> *Even the oldest treefolk was but an acorn when Lorwyn’s first*
> *mysteries were born.*

I was wondering: if the land was killed and sent to the graveyard **while being a creature** by any X reason (say "Lightning bolt"), is it possible to retrieve it back using this ability? For example, [Celestial Colonnade](http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=%2b%5bCelestial%20Colonnade%5d) can turn into an Elemental until end of turn.

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Please do not include deck lists in questions like this. They're simply not relevant. You can instead refer to a specific cards that are relevant to your question. The edit I've made to your question shows what I mean  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2019-06-21. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

No, Horde of Notions cannot do anything with a land card that died as a creature. The key rule is [rule 400.7](https://mtg.gamepedia.com/Zone):

> An object that moves from one zone to another becomes a new object with no memory of, or relation to, its previous existence.

If a land card like Celestial Colonnade dies as a creature, the effect that made it a creature doesn't continue to apply to the card in the graveyard. While it's in the graveyard, it's just a land card.


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