Creosote Heath
Land — Desert
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, it deals 1 damage to target opponent.
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #3590
Creosote Heath enters tapped and produces colorless mana — the cost is real — but in any deck that wants Desert land count to matter, it's an auto-include. Yuma, Proud Protector turns every Desert that hits your graveyard into a 4/3, so a fetchable, sacrifice-able Desert that replaces itself is exactly what that engine needs.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Yuma, Proud Protector
Yuma, Proud Protector triggers whenever a Desert you control goes to the graveyard, converting Creosote Heath into a 4/3 token the moment it dies — making this one of the most played cards in the archetype at a 95.7% inclusion rate.
Kirri, Talented Sprout
Kirri, Talented Sprout rewards Desert-heavy land bases with card advantage and counters, and Creosote Heath is a low-cost slot that keeps the Desert density high without sacrificing a colored source.
Samut, the Driving Force
Samut, the Driving Force runs Naya and wants a full Desert suite to power synergy pieces in the 99; Creosote Heath rounds out that package, though the tapped entry and colorless output make it a lower priority here than in dedicated Desert builds.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Creosote Heath is a role-player — irrelevant in generic goodstuff lists, essential in Desert-matters builds. Outside Commander, it's legal everywhere but sees virtually no play: competitive formats don't want tapped lands that produce colorless, and Desert synergies have no foothold in Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, or Standard metas. Pauper similarly has no payoffs that reward Creosote Heath's type over just running a functional land. This is a Commander-only card in practice, and even there its value is narrowly tied to the handful of commanders that make Deserts a mechanic rather than a land subtype.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Creosote Heath is bulk — pick up as many as you need without thinking about it. Bulk Desert utility lands don't tend to spike unless a pushed new commander drives mass buyout demand, so expect this price floor to hold.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Yuma, Proud Protector
- Hazezon, Shaper of Sand
- Kirri, Talented Sprout
- Samut, the Driving Force
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.