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Earthcraft

Enchantment

Tap an untapped creature you control: Untap target basic land.

CMC
2
Mana cost
{1}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
rare
Set
Tempest
Price
$146.39
EDHREC rank
#4353
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Earthcraft card art
Earthcraft turns every basic land into a tap ability for any creature that entered this turn — the effect is immediate, the mana savings are enormous, and the Squirrel Nest combo that produces infinite tokens is available at enchantment speed. Tayam, Luminous Enigma decks run it because the untap trigger chains directly into Tayam's ability, collapsing what would take several turns into a single activation.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy banned
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Earthcraft is banned in Legacy — the Squirrel Nest combo proved too consistent at too low a cost in a format with reliable enchantment tutors and fast enough creature production to go off early. Vintage permits it but the format is too fast and spell-dominated for a two-mana enchantment to dominate. Commander is where Earthcraft lives: the singleton rule means you can't reliably assemble the Squirrel Nest line on demand, and 100-card decks dilute the tutor density that made it oppressive in 60-card formats. The card is strong but not warping at a table where any opponent can answer a single enchantment.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Tayam, Luminous Enigma

Tayam, Luminous Enigma

22.5% of decks · synergy 0.21

Tayam, Luminous Enigma needs to activate repeatedly at low cost, and Earthcraft converts creature tokens — which Tayam generates naturally — into floating mana that fuels each subsequent activation.

02
Chatterfang, Squirrel General

Chatterfang, Squirrel General

13.5% of decks · synergy 0.12

Chatterfang, Squirrel General builds a board of Squirrel tokens faster than almost any other commander, and Earthcraft converts that mass of creatures into a mana engine that scales with the board — tapping a dozen Squirrels to cast a win condition on the same turn you made them is exactly the payoff Chatterfang wants.

03
Kona, Rescue Beastie

Kona, Rescue Beastie

10.7% of decks · synergy 0.09

Kona, Rescue Beastie cares about putting creatures into play at a discount, and Earthcraft recaptures the mana from those creatures the moment they arrive, effectively making each resolved creature both a body and a ritual.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

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Chatterfang, Squirrel GeneralRuthless KnaveEarthcraft

Chatterfang, Squirrel GeneralRuthless KnaveEarthcraft

Infinite card draw; Infinite colored mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite Treasure tokens; Infinite untap of basic lands you control; Reduce the toughness of creatures opponents control to 0

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Budget Alternatives

Cheaper options that do most of the same work

No card replicates Earthcraft exactly, but Cryptolith Rite does the same creature-to-mana conversion without the basic-land restriction — it costs a fraction of the price and hits non-basics, though it requires your creatures to have summoning sickness pass. For token-heavy strategies specifically, Song of Freyalise offers a scaled-down version of the effect over a predictable three-turn arc, and both options cost under $5.

Price Context

Current price

$146.39 premium tier

At $146.39, Earthcraft sits in the same tier as other Reserved List staples that see genuine competitive play — the price reflects both real demand and the permanent supply ceiling. It holds value reliably within that tier, but at that number it's a considered purchase rather than an automatic include.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.