Collapsing Borders
Enchantment
Domain — At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player gains 1 life for each basic land type among lands they control. Then this enchantment deals 3 damage to that player.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #23520
Collapsing Borders gives every player a land each upkeep and pings them for each basic land type they don't control — a punishing global enchantment that rewards greedy mana bases while taxing mono- and two-color opponents. The catch is symmetry: you're handing lands to everyone at the table, so it only earns its slot when you can exploit the chaos more than your opponents can.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the only format where Collapsing Borders is worth serious consideration, and even there it occupies a narrow niche. The enchantment scales well in multiplayer — three opponents missing basic land types means three separate damage triggers per round — and it pairs naturally with landfall commanders who want the free land drops everyone receives. Legacy and Vintage are legal but have no interest in a slow, symmetrical enchantment that does nothing the turn it enters. Outside of a dedicated group-slug or landfall shell in Commander, Collapsing Borders is a curiosity rather than a staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Collapsing Borders sits firmly in bulk territory, which is appropriate for a card with a small, specific audience. It won't appreciate meaningfully unless a breakout Commander deck puts it in the spotlight, so buy it if you want to build around it — don't hold it as a spec.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.