Genju of the Fens
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant Swamp
: Until end of turn, enchanted Swamp becomes a 2/2 black Spirit creature with "
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn." It's still a land.
When enchanted Swamp is put into a graveyard, you may return this card from your graveyard to your hand.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duel Decks Anthology: Garruk vs. Liliana
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #24911
Genju of the Fens turns a Swamp into a regenerating 2/2 for two mana — cheap to cast, cheap to activate, and it bounces back to your hand when the land dies so you never truly lose it. The ceiling is low and the damage output is slow, but the resilience is real.
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, Genju of the Fens is a fringe inclusion — it fits narrow black land-animation or Swamp-matters builds but rarely competes for a slot in decks with better recursive threats. Legacy and Vintage are theoretically open to it, but no competitive shell wants a one-damage-per-activation enchantment when faster win conditions exist. Modern has the same problem: the effect is too slow and too small to matter in a format defined by three-turn clocks. Genju of the Fens is a Commander card by default, and even there it earns a spot only when the strategy specifically rewards animating basic lands.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Genju of the Fens is deep bulk — the price reflects exactly how narrow the card is. It's stable at this tier; nothing on the horizon pushes a one-damage land animator into demand.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.