Glaciers
Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this enchantment unless you pay 
.
All Mountains are Plains.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ice Age
- Price
- $0.52
- EDHREC rank
- #28692
Glaciers is a five-mana enchantment that does nothing but make Islands and Mountains tap for an extra colorless mana — a marginal effect stapled to a cost that demands immediate payoff. There are no builds where this earns its slot; better fixing and ramp exist at every price point.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Glaciers is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but legal doesn't mean playable. In Commander, the formats where five-mana do-nothings are most forgivable, Glaciers still competes against Smothering Tithe, Nyxbloom Ancient, and a dozen cheaper rocks that come down earlier and do more. Legacy and Vintage don't want it at any cost — those formats end before this enchantment matters. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander at a compressed power level, and the answer is still no.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.52 bulk tier
At $0.52, Glaciers sits in bulk territory, which accurately reflects its demand. The price is unlikely to move in either direction — it's not a casual staple, not a build-around, and not on anyone's reprint watch list.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.