Jungle Hollow
Land
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BG
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Eternal Masters
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #749
Jungle Hollow enters tapped and gains you 1 life — that's the whole transaction, and it's a bad one in most contexts. The only shells that forgive the tempo loss are life-gain payoff decks like Dina, Soul Steeper, where that single life point is a trigger, not an afterthought.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dina, Soul Steeper
Dina, Soul Steeper drains opponents every time you gain life, so the 1-life pulse from Jungle Hollow is a free ping on a land — minor, but Dina decks run every incidental life-gain source they can find, and a dual that does it at no extra cost earns its slot.
Hazel of the Rootbloom
Hazel of the Rootbloom cares about lands entering and life totals shifting, making Jungle Hollow a dual that quietly advances both axes of the deck's engine on the same play.
Blech, Loafing Pest
Blech, Loafing Pest rewards gaining life incrementally over the course of a game, and Jungle Hollow contributes a point the moment it resolves — low ceiling, but the Golgari color fix comes bundled with it.
Winter, Cynical Opportunist
Winter, Cynical Opportunist operates in Golgari and appreciates every incidental life-gain trigger available, making Jungle Hollow a budget dual that checks both the mana and the life-gain boxes simultaneously.
Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant
Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant tracks life gain across the game toward a specific threshold, so even the single point from Jungle Hollow counts toward that total — in a deck hunting every source, no trigger is too small.
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 |
In Commander, Jungle Hollow is a budget Golgari dual for decks that specifically want life-gain triggers — outside that niche, the enters-tapped penalty makes it a low-priority inclusion compared to shock lands or even Evolving Wilds. In Pauper, it's legitimate: the format's mana bases lean heavily on common duals, and the life point occasionally matters in a format where damage races are tighter. In Pioneer and Modern, Jungle Hollow doesn't see competitive play — there are simply too many better dual options at every price point. Legacy and Vintage have no use for it whatsoever.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, Jungle Hollow is deep bulk — you're buying it out of a commons box, not a singles order. The price won't move meaningfully in either direction; it's a fixed-cost filler land that holds exactly as much value as the slot it occupies.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Dina, Soul Steeper
- Hazel of the Rootbloom
- Blech, Loafing Pest
- Winter, Cynical Opportunist
- Bilbo, Birthday Celebrant
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.