Frostwalk Bastion
Snow Land
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: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 2/3 Construct artifact creature. It's still a land. ( can be paid with one mana from a snow source.)
Whenever this land deals combat damage to a creature, tap that creature and it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Horizons
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #9912
Frostwalk Bastion taps to create a 2/2 Snow creature token and can animate itself into a creature — all without spending a card slot beyond a land drop. Outside of dedicated snow builds helmed by commanders like Isu the Abominable, the payoff is too narrow to justify over a basic Snow-Covered Plains.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Isu the Abominable
Isu the Abominable cares about snow permanents and rewards you for accumulating them, so Frostwalk Bastion pulling double duty as both a snow land and a token factory is exactly the density Isu wants.
Jorn, God of Winter
Jorn, God of Winter untaps snow permanents on attack, which means Frostwalk Bastion can tap for a token, swing with Jorn, and untap to either produce mana or threaten another token the same turn.
Hylda of the Icy Crown
Hylda of the Icy Crown rewards tapping opponents' creatures with tokens and counters, and while Frostwalk Bastion doesn't tap creatures directly, it fills the snow-permanent count that supports the broader Hylda package.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Frostwalk Bastion earns its slot almost exclusively in snow-tribal or snow-synergy decks — outside that context it's just a colorless land that costs four mana to make a 2/2. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but have no competitive shell that wants it; the effect is too slow and too low-impact for those formats. Modern could theoretically support it in a snow-matters brew, though the lack of a strong snow commander structure means it rarely shows up. Frostwalk Bastion is firmly a Commander card, and even there it's a role-player rather than a staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Frostwalk Bastion is deep bulk — easy to pick up in any common pile or cheap order. Bulk utility lands with narrow tribal applications rarely climb in price, so treat this as a cheap slot-filler for snow decks rather than anything to stock up on.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Isu the Abominable
- Jorn, God of Winter
- Hylda of the Icy Crown
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.