Boiling Rock Prison
Land
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BR
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #8596
Boiling Rock Prison locks down an opponent's best creature — no attacks, no blocks, no activated abilities — for as long as you keep Ozai, the Phoenix King on the battlefield. The cost is real: it's a one-target enchantment that does nothing the turn a creature enters, and it collapses the moment Ozai dies.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ozai, the Phoenix King
Ozai, the Phoenix King is the engine Boiling Rock Prison is built around — the card literally names him, and in decks where Ozai generates repeated value through combat, neutralizing an opponent's blocker or threat-creature for free while you swing is exactly the tempo play the strategy wants.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Boiling Rock Prison is a one-of political tool: tap it down, blank the activated ability, and redirect the table's aggression while Ozai, the Phoenix King runs the board. Outside Commander, it's nearly unplayable — competitive formats run too much removal for a three-mana enchantment that requires a specific creature to stay alive. Even in Pauper, where enchantment-based removal has a long history, this asks too much setup for too little payoff.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Boiling Rock Prison is pure bulk — pick it up without hesitation if you're running Ozai. Don't expect that price to move; staple demand isn't there outside its niche Commander home.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.