Desert of the Glorified
Land — Desert
This land enters tapped.
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Cycling 
(, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Amonkhet Remastered
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #4272
Desert of the Glorified enters tapped and produces black mana — that's the full on-board offer, plus a cycling ability that lets you discard it to search up a Zombie or Desert when you don't need the land. The cycling cost makes it a live draw in the late game rather than a dead land, which is exactly why Temmet, Naktamun's Will builds run it at a meaningful clip.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
Temmet, Naktamun's Will runs a heavy Zombie and graveyard package, and Desert of the Glorified cycles into either half of that engine — fetch a Zombie creature to reanimate or a Desert to satisfy type-based synergies — making it a flexible tutor stapled to a land slot.
Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar
Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar needs a discard outlet to even cast the commander, and Desert of the Glorified provides one built into a land, letting you pitch it early to trigger the commander's cost condition while also grabbing a Zombie for the graveyard later.
Imotekh the Stormlord
Imotekh the Stormlord wants a steady supply of Zombies entering from the graveyard and library, and Desert of the Glorified cycles into exactly that — a Zombie tutor on a land that never goes fully dead in hand.
Sharuum the Hegemon
Sharuum the Hegemon builds typically splash black as a supporting color, and Desert of the Glorified earns its slot by cycling into Zombie artifacts or support creatures rather than sitting as a dead tapped land.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the format where Desert of the Glorified pulls its full weight — the cycling ability is a genuine late-game safety valve, and the Zombie or Desert tutor effect is powerful in graveyard and tribal shells that are common in the format. In Pauper it's legal and occasionally sees play in Zombie-focused builds that can use the cycling to chain threats. Legacy, Vintage, and Modern all have access to it, but the tapped entry and narrow tutor effect rarely compete with the land efficiency those formats demand. Pioneer players in Zombie tribal might find a niche use, but it's a fringe inclusion at best outside of Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't available in the current feed for Desert of the Glorified, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for the current market rate. It's a common-rarity cycling land with a narrow tutor effect, so it has historically been a bulk pickup — expect it to be cheap.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Temmet, Naktamun's Will
- Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar
- Imotekh the Stormlord
- Sharuum the Hegemon
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.