Boros Guildgate
Land — Gate
This land enters tapped.
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Guilds of Ravnica
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #1731
Boros Guildgate enters tapped, which is the whole conversation — you're trading a full turn of mana development for the ability to produce both red and white. In a deck like Aurelia, the Warleader that wants to hit its curve and swing early, that tax compounds fast, and better dual options exist at every price point.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aurelia, the Warleader
Aurelia, the Warleader runs Boros Guildgate as a budget fix for the red-white mana base — 31% of Aurelia decks include it, making it one of the most common budget land choices for the archetype despite the enter-tapped penalty.
Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor
Obuun, Mul Daya Ancestor decks use Boros Guildgate to shore up the red-white slice of a three-color mana base on a budget, where reliable dual access matters more than speed.
Wyleth, Soul of Steel
Wyleth, Soul of Steel lists that run tight budgets lean on Boros Guildgate to guarantee both colors are available for the equipment-heavy curve, even if the enter-tapped cost slightly delays the aura-stacking engine.
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight
Gisela, Blade of Goldnight is a six-drop that gives budget builders a little more tolerance for tempo loss, which is exactly why Boros Guildgate finds its way into roughly 18% of those lists.
Iroas, God of Victory
Iroas, God of Victory decks include Boros Guildgate as a no-frills color fixer — the aggressive, combat-focused game plan still wants both colors reliably, and this is the cheapest way to guarantee it.
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 |
Boros Guildgate is legal across every major format, but it's essentially a Commander-only card in practice. In Pauper, where the format's slower pace makes tapped lands more acceptable, it sees occasional play in red-white shells that can't access better common duals. Modern, Pioneer, and Legacy all have access to fetchlands, shocklands, and fast lands that make Boros Guildgate strictly irrelevant in competitive contexts. Commander is where it actually lives — specifically in budget builds that need red-white fixing and can't afford Inspiring Vantage or Sacred Foundry.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
Boros Guildgate sits at $0.21, firmly in bulk territory, and there's no reason to expect that to change given how many printings exist. It's the right card to buy when budget is the only consideration — just know you're paying in tempo what you're saving in dollars.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.