Clifftop Retreat
Land
This land enters tapped unless you control a Mountain or a Plains.
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Fallout
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #84
Clifftop Retreat enters untapped whenever you control a Mountain or Plains, which in any Boros deck means it's effectively an untapped dual land from turn two onward. The cost is a single life of sequencing discipline — lead with a basic, and this does exactly what a dual land should do.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal runs a Boros junk-token engine that needs both red and white mana functioning early, and Clifftop Retreat reliably provides both without entering tapped behind the curve.
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER demands consistent access to red and white from the opening turns to suit up and swing, and Clifftop Retreat delivers that without the tempo loss of a tapped land.
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden wants to be attacking on curve, which means every tapped land is a real cost — Clifftop Retreat sidesteps that entirely in a Boros shell loaded with basics.
Zurgo Stormrender
Zurgo Stormrender runs aggressive Boros lines where a tapped land on turn two can mean a missed spell that never gets cast, making Clifftop Retreat a near-auto-include for its reliability.
Shiko and Narset, Unified
Shiko and Narset, Unified operate in a two-color shell where smooth mana is more important than any individual spell, and Clifftop Retreat checks that box cleanly alongside a Mountain or Plains.
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 |
In Commander, Clifftop Retreat is one of the cleanest dual lands available to Boros decks — 83% inclusion in top Dogmeat builds alone signals how default it is in the color pair. In Modern and Pioneer it competes with fetchlands and shocklands, so it's a budget option rather than a first pick, but it's perfectly functional in non-fetchland builds. Legacy and Vintage have access to duals that outclass it outright, so it doesn't see serious play there. Clifftop Retreat is currently not legal in Standard or Pauper.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't available here, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the current market rate. Clifftop Retreat has seen multiple reprints, which historically keeps its floor low — it's rarely an expensive pickup relative to other Boros duals.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.