Isolated Chapel
Land
This land enters tapped unless you control a Plains or a Swamp.
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander
- Price
- $0.38
- EDHREC rank
- #95
Isolated Chapel enters untapped as long as you control a Plains or Swamp — in any Orzhov deck with a reasonable land base, that condition is met on turn two and beyond without any effort. The cost is effectively zero: it's a dual land that asks you to have other lands, which you do.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
Temmet, Naktamun's Will runs a white-black token and embalm engine that wants every pip of both colors available early, and Isolated Chapel delivers both without the tapped penalty that slows down aggressive token openings.
Felothar the Steadfast
Felothar the Steadfast is a white-black lifegain commander that needs consistent access to both colors across the entire game, and Isolated Chapel provides that reliably from turn two onward.
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit // Sam, Loyal Attendant
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit // Sam, Loyal Attendant operates in a color identity that leans heavily on white mana for protection and black mana for removal, and Isolated Chapel produces either without entering tapped in the mid-game when both are needed most.
Zurgo Stormrender
Zurgo Stormrender wants aggressive early turns where tapped lands are punishing, and Isolated Chapel's untapped condition is easy to satisfy in any deck with a Plains or Swamp already in the opener.
Killian, Decisive Mentor
Killian, Decisive Mentor is an aura-based Orzhov commander that needs both white and black mana on curve with minimal friction, and at over 92% inclusion Isolated Chapel is essentially a default staple for the archetype.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Isolated Chapel is a reliable Orzhov dual that earns its slot in any 99 running white and black — the untapped condition is trivially met after the first few turns, and the budget price removes any reason to run a basic over it. In Modern and Pioneer, it sees play in midrange and control shells like Orzhov lifegain and Death and Taxes variants where a shock-free dual is worth the occasional turn-one tapped entry. Legacy has access to more powerful options like Scrubland, so Isolated Chapel appears mainly in budget builds. It's not legal in Standard or Pauper, which limits its reach but doesn't affect its Commander relevance.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.38 bulk tier
At $0.38, Isolated Chapel is firmly bulk — it's one of the cheapest untapped duals available for Orzhov decks and there's no financial barrier to picking up copies. Reprint history has kept the price flat, so it holds value only as a functional card, not a collectible.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
- Temmet, Naktamun's Will
- Felothar the Steadfast
- Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit // Sam, Loyal Attendant
- Zurgo Stormrender
- Killian, Decisive Mentor
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.