Agreed; though this is a very small addition, and "Discarding cards is your best option" is a somewhat disliked one.
It's possible that this not being a basic land (and thus being harder to search for) is a sufficient downside for the upside of "Pay mana - something bad happens to you, why would you even do this?" outside of the set :)
This card is better than a basic Swamp. This should be avoided by common design practice.
Agreed; though this is a very small addition, and "Discarding cards is your best option" is a somewhat disliked one.
It's possible that this not being a basic land (and thus being harder to search for) is a sufficient downside for the upside of "Pay mana - something bad happens to you, why would you even do this?" outside of the set :)
Also a pasture might not want to produce black mana.
it is demented though. Also, will change it to something else