Cliffgate
Land — Gate
This land enters tapped.
As this land enters, choose a color other than red.
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or one mana of the chosen color.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.44
- EDHREC rank
- #2788
Cliffgate enters tapped and fixes one color by naming it — functional mana fixing, but the tempo cost of coming in tapped is real. In Go-Shintai of Life's Origin builds it earns its slot as a Shrine permanent that triggers the commander's ability, not as a premium land.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Go-Shintai of Life's Origin
Go-Shintai of Life's Origin triggers off every Shrine that enters the battlefield, and Cliffgate's Shrine subtype means it doubles as mana fixing and an engine piece — 17% of Go-Shintai decks run it for exactly that reason.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Cliffgate is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but it only sees meaningful play in Commander — specifically in Go-Shintai of Life's Origin Shrine tribal builds where the subtype matters more than the fixing. In Legacy and Vintage, a tapped dual that only fixes one color has no competitive footing. Pauper is the one non-Commander format where Cliffgate is theoretically playable, but five-color Shrine synergies don't exist at that scale, so it sits unused there too.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.44 bulk tier
At $0.44, Cliffgate sits firmly in bulk territory — pick it up without a second thought if you're building Go-Shintai of Life's Origin. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to move, so there's no reason to rush or hesitate.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.