Blackcleave Cliffs
Land
This land enters tapped unless you control two or fewer other lands.
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander
- Price
- $1.76
- EDHREC rank
- #1063
Blackcleave Cliffs enters untapped for your first three turns — the turns that decide whether your game plan is live or a turn behind — and costs nothing beyond the deck slot. At $1.76, there is no Rakdos deck that should be running a tapped dual instead of this.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Olivia, Opulent Outlaw
Olivia, Opulent Outlaw wants to hit her three-mana curve point on time and immediately start threatening combat triggers, and Blackcleave Cliffs is one of the cleanest ways to guarantee untapped black and red on turn three without paying a life tax.
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls is a seven-mana commander whose entire game plan depends on building toward that mana efficiently; Blackcleave Cliffs does its job untapped through the early turns where every pip matters.
The Lord of Pain
The Lord of Pain runs a low-to-the-ground curve where tempo losses compound fast, and Blackcleave Cliffs slots in as a reliable untapped dual that never punishes an aggressive opening hand.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Blackcleave Cliffs is a staple — any Rakdos, Grixis, or four- and five-color deck with a heavy early curve should run it over any tapped dual without hesitation. In Modern and Legacy, it occupies a real role in black-red shells where the fastland condition is easy to satisfy in the first three turns of a game that's often decided by turn four. Pioneer is the one format where its stock drops slightly, since Pioneer's Rakdos lists often lean on shock lands and check lands that interact more smoothly with the format's specific mana bases. Vintage and Oathbreaker treat it as a clean role-player rather than a necessity, given the density of other zero-cost mana options at those power levels.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.76 cheap tier
At $1.76, Blackcleave Cliffs sits in the sweet spot where the upgrade cost is trivially low relative to the consistent mana improvement it delivers. It has seen multiple reprints, which keeps the floor accessible, and demand from Modern and Commander together means the price is stable rather than a flash deal.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.