Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai
Legendary Land
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When Gods' Eye is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, create a 1/1 colorless Spirit creature token.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.92
- EDHREC rank
- #12921
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai enters as a tapped land that replaces itself with a 1/1 Spirit token whenever it goes to the graveyard — a clean two-for-one that any sacrifice or token deck wants. Urza, Lord High Artificer turns that Spirit into a mana source, and Baba Lysaga, Night Witch can sacrifice the token immediately to fuel her activated ability, making Gods' Eye pull double duty as both a land and fodder.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Baba Lysaga, Night Witch
Baba Lysaga, Night Witch needs a steady supply of creatures to sacrifice for her triggered ability, and Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai delivers one automatically the moment it hits the yard — no setup required, no extra card needed.
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 |
Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but only Commander builds actually want it. In Legacy and Vintage, a tapped land that produces colorless is a real cost in formats where tempo is everything, and the Spirit token upside doesn't offset entering the battlefield tapped. Modern has enough efficient token generators that Gods' Eye competes poorly for a land slot. Commander is the format where the death trigger reliably fires — sacrificing it to a land destruction effect, an Evolving Wilds–style bounce, or a sacrifice outlet turns a colorless land into genuine card advantage.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Urza, Lord High ArtificerScaretillerVesuvaGods' Eye, Gate to the ReikaiRetreat to Coralhelm
Infinite blue mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite landfall triggers; Exile your library; Cast all spells in your library
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ScaretillerVesuvaGods' Eye, Gate to the ReikaiRetreat to CoralhelmParadise Mantle
Infinite colored mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite landfall triggers
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Urza, Lord High ArtificerScaretillerVesuvaGods' Eye, Gate to the ReikaiIntruder Alarm
Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite landfall triggers; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite untap of creatures you control
View on Commander Spellbook ↗ScaretillerVesuvaGods' Eye, Gate to the ReikaiIntruder AlarmParadise Mantle
Infinite colored mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite landfall triggers; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures; Infinite untap of creatures you control
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ScaretillerVesuvaGods' Eye, Gate to the ReikaiRetreat to CoralhelmCryptolith Rite
Infinite colored mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite landfall triggers
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Current price
$0.92 bulk tier
At $0.92, Gods' Eye, Gate to the Reikai sits in bulk-rare territory and is unlikely to climb without a sudden spike in Spirit or sacrifice-theme popularity. It's an easy include at that price if the synergy is there — just don't expect it to hold shelf value.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.