Bretagard Stronghold
Land
This land enters tapped.
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, , Sacrifice this land: Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two target creatures you control. They gain vigilance and lifelink until end of turn. Activate only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Kaldheim
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #10124
Bretagard Stronghold puts a +1/+1 counter and a vigilance counter on a creature at the cost of a land that enters tapped — the counters are real, the tempo loss is real, and whether you run it comes down to whether your deck cares about doubling or distributing those counters. Najeela, the Blade-Blossom wants warriors swinging without tapping; Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener wants counters stacking so her triggered ability fires at full power — for the latter, Bretagard Stronghold earns its slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener
Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener triggers off the highest +1/+1 counter count on a creature you control, so loading up a single creature with both a +1/+1 counter and a vigilance counter via Bretagard Stronghold directly inflates her damage output and proliferate potential.
Shalai and Hallar
Shalai and Hallar cares about putting counters on creatures to trigger Hallar's damage ability, and Bretagard Stronghold delivers two counters at once — both types count — making the land a reliable, low-friction trigger source.
Hamza, Guardian of Arashin
Hamza, Guardian of Arashin reduces costs based on how many creatures with +1/+1 counters you control, so Bretagard Stronghold's counter placement directly reduces what you pay for subsequent spells — a land that also functions as ramp setup.
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 |
Bretagard Stronghold is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — broad access, but the card does almost nothing outside of dedicated counter synergy shells. In Commander it's a utility land with a real ceiling in the right deck: counter-doubling effects turn each activation into a four-counter swing, and vigilance counters matter in combat-focused builds. In Modern and Pioneer the bar for tapped lands that don't produce mana immediately is extremely high, and Bretagard Stronghold doesn't clear it outside of hyper-focused +1/+1 counter brews. Legacy and Vintage won't touch it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Najeela, the Blade-BlossomJegantha, the WellspringBretagard Stronghold
Infinite combat phases; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers
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Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Bretagard Stronghold is bulk — you're picking it up for the cost of a sleeve. It's a niche card with a narrow home, so don't expect the price to move meaningfully in either direction.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.