Fieldmist Borderpost
Artifact
You may pay 
and return a basic land you control to its owner's hand rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
This artifact enters tapped.
: Add 
or 
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- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Archenemy
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #16038
Fieldmist Borderpost taps for white or blue mana and enters untapped — the catch is a one-mana bounce cost at cast time, not a enters-tapped penalty. It's a niche mana rock that earns its slot only in decks that can exploit the artifact type or need cheap colored rocks at a low opportunity cost.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Fieldmist Borderpost occupies a narrow role: artifact-synergy decks that want cheap colored rocks above curve-neutral ramp will take it, but most lists skip it for a basic land or a two-mana rock that doesn't require a hand sacrifice. In Pauper it sees fringe play in Azorius control shells that value the artifact subtype for Metalcraft or similar payoffs. Legacy and Vintage have zero interest — the format's cantrips and dual lands make Fieldmist Borderpost irrelevant. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's read: fine filler in artifact-matters builds, invisible otherwise.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Fieldmist Borderpost is deep bulk — you'll find it in bulk bins and dollar-box pickups without effort. The price is stable because demand is narrow and supply is plentiful, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.