Choked Estuary
Land
As this land enters, you may reveal an Island or Swamp card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Shadows over Innistrad Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #286
Choked Estuary enters untapped whenever you reveal an Island or Swamp from your hand — a trivially easy condition in any two-color blue-black shell — making it effectively a dual land for the price of a glance at your hand. In decks like Sauron, Lord of the Rings that want consistent early mana without spending $30 on a Watery Grave, this is the snap-include.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sauron, Lord of the Rings
Sauron, Lord of the Rings runs a blue-black-red shell where hitting early mana without speed bumps determines whether the army plan comes online on curve, and Choked Estuary delivers that without the fetch-land price tag.
Admiral Brass, Unsinkable
Admiral Brass, Unsinkable needs blue and black mana reliably on turns one through three to deploy Pirates and trigger the reanimation loop, and Choked Estuary's untapped entry condition is met almost automatically in a Pirate pile full of Islands and Swamps.
Davros, Dalek Creator
Davros, Dalek Creator leans heavily into black for its aristocrats engine while splashing blue for interaction, and Choked Estuary fills the UB fixing slot cleanly at a fraction of the cost of premium alternatives.
Kamiz, Obscura Oculus
Kamiz, Obscura Oculus is a three-color commander that still wants its blue-black base locked in by turn two, and Choked Estuary reliably enters untapped in a hand built around Islands and Swamps.
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir sits in white-black but frequently splashes blue for interaction, and Choked Estuary handles that UB fixing efficiently whenever the deck carries enough blue sources to reveal one.
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 |
Choked Estuary is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — broad reach for a land with no mana cost. In Commander it's a budget staple: two-color blue-black decks run it as a near-untapped dual that costs under a dollar, and even three-color decks with a heavy UB base treat it as reliable fixing. In competitive Legacy and Vintage it's too slow compared to fetchlands and true duals, but in Pioneer and Modern, where those options are absent or restricted, Choked Estuary earns genuine consideration in control and midrange shells that flood the deck with basic Island and Swamp counts.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't currently available for Choked Estuary, but it has historically sat in the $0.50–$1.50 range — budget dual territory that makes it easy to justify in any UB build. Check current listings on TCGPlayer or Cardhoarder before buying; supply is generally healthy and it's rarely hard to find.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Sauron, Lord of the Rings
- Admiral Brass, Unsinkable
- Davros, Dalek Creator
- Kamiz, Obscura Oculus
- Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.