Dwarven Mine
Land — Mountain
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This land enters tapped unless you control three or more other Mountains.
When this land enters untapped, create a 1/1 red Dwarf creature token.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #3151
Dwarven Mine enters tapped and produces only red mana, but it brings a 1/1 Dwarf token with it whenever you control three or more Mountains — that's a land slot doing creature work. In Kodama of the East Tree shells and Magda, Brazen Outlaw lists, that token is never just a body; it's treasure fuel, a trigger, or a free ETB on a land drop.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Dwarven Mine is nearly a staple here — every Dwarf token Magda, Brazen Outlaw taps for treasure pushes the five-treasure threshold closer, turning a land drop into accelerated tutor access.
Zada, Hedron Grinder
Dwarven Mine supplies a free target for Zada, Hedron Grinder's copy-spell engine; one cheap cantrip or pump spell aimed at Zada now hits the Dwarf token too, multiplying card draw or power without spending an extra slot.
Purphoros, God of the Forge
The Dwarf token from Dwarven Mine triggers Purphoros, God of the Forge for two damage the moment it arrives, making this land pull double duty as both mana source and a repeatable damage ping on the land step.
Norin the Wary
Norin the Wary decks run dense ETB payoffs, and Dwarven Mine guarantees a creature enters the battlefield on a land drop — that token feeds Genesis Chamber, Impact Tremors, and similar engines without costing a spell slot.
Magnus the Red
Dwarven Mine gives Magnus the Red a free creature to copy-spell across, and in token-doubler builds the Dwarf synergizes with the go-wide strategy Magnus rewards with his mass-pump ability.
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 where Dwarven Mine actually matters — the singleton rule makes every Mountain-subtype land with upside worth evaluating, and the Dwarf token is a genuine payoff in tribal and ETB-heavy red builds. In Pauper it's legal but rarely played; most red aggressive lists want lands that enter untapped, and the token condition requires three Mountains in play before it triggers. Modern and Pioneer have the same problem: aggro and midrange can't afford a tapped land with a conditional rider. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters for obvious reasons. Treat Dwarven Mine as a Commander-specific card that occasionally sees fringe play wherever Dwarf synergies appear.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Kodama of the East TreeCloudstone CurioKhalni GardenDwarven Mine
Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite landfall triggers
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Dwarven Mine is firmly bulk — you're paying for cardboard and postage, not the card itself. Bulk rarely appreciates unless a new commander breaks the card wide open, so pick up copies for active decks now and don't stockpile.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.