Gift of Paradise
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant land
When this Aura enters, you gain 3 life.
Enchanted land has ": Add two mana of any one color."
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2019
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #6471
Gift of Paradise puts a land ahead on mana immediately and leaves a 2-life buffer that can matter in aggressive metas — the cost is three mana, which is a real ask when you could be playing something that untaps with Arbor Elf. Run it when you specifically want enchantments on lands, either for Estrid, the Masked synergy or because your deck doubles down on aura-based engines.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy

Estrid, the Masked
Gift of Paradise is exactly the kind of land-aura Estrid, the Masked wants stacked on a basic — her +2 untaps every enchanted permanent, so a single enchanted land with Gift of Paradise on it becomes a mana engine the moment Estrid hits the board.

Thrun, Breaker of Silence
Thrun, Breaker of Silence is a voltron commander hunting for ways to push through commander damage fast, and Gift of Paradise pulls double duty by ramping into Thrun ahead of curve while putting an aura on a land that doesn't expose Thrun himself to enchantment-based removal.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Gift of Paradise occupies a narrow niche: it's ramp, but three mana for one additional mana is a bad rate unless the enchantment subtype matters to your commander or engine. Pauper is where it sees the most competitive daylight, slotting into slow enchantment-based control shells that can leverage the life gain as a stabilization tool. In Modern and Pioneer it's essentially unplayable — those formats move too fast for a three-mana do-nothing unless a specific combo demands a land-aura, and no such combo is currently pressuring those metagames. Legacy and Vintage have far more efficient options and Gift of Paradise is invisible there. Stick to Commander and Pauper when considering it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card





Ivy, Gleeful SpellthiefSnapEternal WitnessSimic Growth ChamberGift of Paradise
Infinite colored mana; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite storm count; Infinite mana lands you control can produce; Infinite untap of lands you control
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Ivy, Gleeful SpellthiefSnapArchaeomancerSimic Growth ChamberGift of Paradise
Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite storm count; Infinite mana lands you control can produce; Infinite green mana; Infinite blue mana; Infinite untap of lands you control
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Gift of Paradise is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a common box, not buying it. Price stability is essentially a non-issue at this tier; it will remain a quarter-bin card unless a new commander pushes land-aura synergies into the mainstream.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.


