Bonders' Enclave
Land
: Add 
.
, : Draw a card. Activate only if you control a creature with power 4 or greater.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #546
Bonders' Enclave turns a high-power-creature deck into a draw engine — tap four mana to draw a card whenever you control a creature with power 4 or greater. The cost is real (four mana per activation is not free), but in a deck like Ulalek, Fused Atrocity where every creature on the board is a threat, it converts board presence into gas rather than letting you stall out.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity is an 8/8 itself and wants the board stacked with massive Eldrazi, so Bonders' Enclave reliably activates every turn cycle and turns the late game into a card-advantage blowout.
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER scales his power with equipment and +1/+1 counters, hitting the 4-power threshold early and consistently, making Bonders' Enclave a repeatable draw source from the first few turns he connects.
Olivia, Opulent Outlaw
Olivia, Opulent Outlaw pumps her team with Treasure-funded +1/+1 counters, pushing creatures over the 4-power bar regularly — Bonders' Enclave converts that wide, buffed board into card advantage.
Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
Herigast, Erupting Nullkite is a 6/6 that generates more large creatures, so Bonders' Enclave essentially becomes a standing draw trigger the moment Herigast lands.
Nikya of the Old Ways
Nikya of the Old Ways locks out noncreature spells, which means every draw outlet needs to be a permanent — Bonders' Enclave fits that constraint cleanly while Nikya's own 5/5 body satisfies the activation condition.
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 |
Bonders' Enclave is essentially a Commander card. The four-mana activation cost is too slow and the payoff too incremental for the faster non-rotating formats — Legacy, Vintage, and Pioneer all have cheaper, more explosive card draw that doesn't require a creature with power 4 or greater sitting in play. In Commander, the calculus flips: games go long, boards get wide, and a land that doubles as a repeatable draw engine costs you nothing in deck slots. Bonders' Enclave belongs in any Commander deck whose creatures routinely hit 4 power, and it's borderline-mandatory in decks built around a single large commander or tribal strategies centered on fatties.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Bonders' Enclave isn't available in the current feed, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number before buying. It's been widely reprinted, which historically keeps it accessible — this is not a card you should expect to pay a premium for.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
- Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
- Olivia, Opulent Outlaw
- Herigast, Erupting Nullkite
- Nikya of the Old Ways
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.