Creeping Tar Pit
Land
This land enters tapped.
: Add 
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: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 3/2 blue and black Elemental creature. It's still a land. It can't be blocked this turn.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Ultimate Box Topper
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2820
Creeping Tar Pit is an unblockable threat that never costs you a card slot — it's a land that becomes a 3/2 evasive attacker whenever you need it. The enters-tapped drawback is the only real price, and in any Dimir shell running Davros, Dalek Creator it pays for itself the moment it connects and drains the table.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Davros, Dalek Creator
Davros, Dalek Creator triggers on opponents losing life from sources other than combat damage, and Creeping Tar Pit's unblockable attacks deliver that life loss reliably, feeding the Dalek token engine every swing.
Kamiz, Obscura Oculus
Kamiz, Obscura Oculus rewards the first unblocked attacker each combat with connive and a free ninjutsu-style cast, and Creeping Tar Pit's built-in evasion guarantees it qualifies as that attacker without needing any setup.
Sygg, River Cutthroat
Sygg, River Cutthroat draws a card whenever any opponent loses 3 or more life in a turn, and Creeping Tar Pit handles that threshold on its own as an unblockable 3/2 — a land that reliably triggers the commander is an easy inclusion.
Captain N'ghathrod
Captain N'ghathrod mills opponents on combat damage and lets you steal what it mills, so Creeping Tar Pit's unblockable body means that trigger connects every single attack step without relying on the board state.
Satoru Umezawa
Satoru Umezawa gives every creature in hand ninjutsu whenever a creature connects, and Creeping Tar Pit is one of the most consistent connectors in the format — a land that enables ninjutsu every turn at zero card cost is exactly what the deck wants.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Modern, Creeping Tar Pit earned its reputation as one of the best manlands ever printed — unblockable means it dodges nearly every creature-based blocker, and the 3-power clock is relevant against combo and control alike. Legacy runs it in similar Dimir and Esper shells where the threat-from-land dimension taxies control mirrors and stonewalls opposing removal. In Commander, the card is somewhat less explosive on a 40-life clock, but the core value proposition holds: it occupies a land slot, survives most board wipes, and poses a repeated evasive threat that demands an answer spell rather than a creature. Any Dimir or three-color shell including black and blue should at least evaluate Creeping Tar Pit before defaulting to a basic.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available at the moment, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the current market on Creeping Tar Pit. Historically it has sat in the $10–20 range depending on printing, so if you find a copy at the low end of that window it's a pickup worth making for any long-term Dimir build.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Davros, Dalek Creator
- Kamiz, Obscura Oculus
- Sygg, River Cutthroat
- Captain N'ghathrod
- Satoru Umezawa
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.