Gohn, Town of Ruin
Land — Town
This land enters tapped.
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Final Fantasy
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #6069
Gohn, Town of Ruin enters the battlefield and immediately pings each opponent for 2 damage while gaining you 2 life — no activation, no hoops. The Wandering Minstrel decks run it in over 65% of lists because that 6 life swing at instant speed of curve is exactly what drain-and-gain strategies want stapled to a land.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
The Wandering Minstrel
The Wandering Minstrel triggers off nonland permanents entering the battlefield, and Gohn, Town of Ruin is both — it counts as the land it ETBs as and fires the drain trigger the moment it resolves, giving The Wandering Minstrel shells a land drop that also advances the damage clock without spending a card slot on a spell.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Gohn, Town of Ruin actually matters — three opponents means that ETB drain totals 6 damage dealt and 2 life gained the turn it comes down, which is a real swing in attrition games. In 60-card formats like Modern, Pioneer, and Standard it's legal but the single-target ETB drain is too slow against focused strategies that don't care about 2 life, and a tapped land is a meaningful tempo cost. Pauper is the one 60-card context where a free life swing on a land could see fringe play in life-gain synergy shells, but even there better options exist. Legacy and Vintage don't touch it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Gohn, Town of Ruin sits firmly in bulk territory — you're not paying a premium for the effect, just the postage. Bulk rares with narrow homes tend to stay in this range unless a dominant commander spikes demand, so don't expect movement.
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Sources
Mentioned
- The Wandering Minstrel
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.