Diamond City
Land
This land enters with a shield counter on it. (If it would be dealt damage or destroyed, remove a shield counter from it instead.)
: Add 
.: Move a shield counter from this land onto target creature. Activate only if two or more creatures entered the battlefield under your control this turn.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Fallout
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #2921
Diamond City enters tapped and produces colorless mana, but the payoff is a steady stream of tokens and artifacts that reward token-centric and sacrifice-based strategies far beyond what a simple land can offer. Caesar, Legion's Emperor decks run it in nearly half their lists because it feeds his combat damage triggers with minimal additional investment — it's a staple for the archetype, not a flex slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Caesar, Legion's Emperor
Caesar, Legion's Emperor turns every combat into a resource engine, and Diamond City provides exactly the kind of low-cost token and artifact production that keeps his triggers firing without spending cards from hand.
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood cares about power and creatures entering, and Diamond City's token output adds fodder that translates directly into extra mana from Alena's tap ability.
Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer // Blue, Loyal Raptor
Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer // Blue, Loyal Raptor thrives on creatures with counters and wide boards, and Diamond City generates the kind of repeatable creature presence that keeps his synergies online without burning through hand resources.
Agent Frank Horrigan
Agent Frank Horrigan rewards aggressive creature strategies, and Diamond City's token production gives him a steady supply of bodies to push damage or trigger combat-adjacent effects each turn.
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 |
Diamond City is a Commander card through and through — its value compounds over a long game with multiple opponents and creature-heavy boards, conditions that simply don't exist in 1v1 formats. Legacy and Vintage permit it, but the land slot competition in those formats is brutal and a tapped land with conditional upside never makes the cut. Commander and Oathbreaker are where Diamond City actually sees play, slotting into token, sacrifice, and Fallout-themed decks that can exploit its output turn after turn. Outside of a dedicated creature-token shell, it's too slow and too conditional to justify the tapped entry.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Diamond City isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest market rate before buying. Given its high inclusion rate in Caesar, Legion's Emperor decks, demand is real — don't be surprised if it carries a small premium over similarly niche Commander-only lands.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Caesar, Legion's Emperor
- Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
- Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer // Blue, Loyal Raptor
- Agent Frank Horrigan
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.