Gemstone Mine
Land
This land enters with three mining counters on it.
, Remove a mining counter from this land: Add one mana of any color. If there are no mining counters on this land, sacrifice it.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $1.84
- EDHREC rank
- #3336
Gemstone Mine enters tapped for nothing and immediately produces three mana of any color — the catch is that it depletes itself over those three uses and leaves the battlefield empty. In multicolor or spell-heavy Commander builds like Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator, that early burst of free fixing is worth the finite lifespan.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator wants to storm off with Pirates across multiple colors in the early turns, and Gemstone Mine's three free activations of any color smooth out the aggressive curve before the engine takes over.
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, Gemstone Mine earns its slot in multicolor decks that front-load their early turns — three activations of any color is exactly what a two- or three-color curve needs before the mana base stabilizes. In Legacy and Vintage it sees play in specific spell-based combo decks where the self-consuming drawback is irrelevant because the game ends before the Mine runs dry. Modern has largely passed it by in favor of lands that don't expire, but it surfaces in niche storm or cascade lists that only need the burst once. It's not legal in Pioneer, Standard, or Pauper, so the competitive home outside 60-card combo is narrow.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.84 cheap tier
At $1.84, Gemstone Mine sits comfortably in the cheap tier — easy to acquire without budget friction. Demand is steady enough from Commander and Legacy combo players that the price is unlikely to erode further.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.