Kazandu Refuge
Land
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, you gain 1 life.
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Archenemy
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #5663
Kazandu Refuge enters tapped and gains you 1 life — a real cost in a format where tempo matters, but a fine trade in slower, life-gain-matters builds. If you're running Atarka, World Render and don't need this land untapped on turn two, the incidental life is gravy; if you do, there are better dual options.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Atarka, World Render
Atarka, World Render is a Gruul commander that wants redundant red-green fixing above all else, and Kazandu Refuge slots in as a budget-friendly dual that covers both pips — roughly half of all Atarka decks run it for that reason alone.
Ghired, Conclave Exile
Ghired, Conclave Exile sits in Naya but still wants reliable green-red mana for early ramp into a five-drop commander, and Kazandu Refuge provides that fixing at bulk price in lists that aren't chasing the shock-and-fetch tier.
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 |
Kazandu Refuge is a Commander staple at the budget end of the mana-fixing spectrum — it's legal and played, but strictly a concession to cost rather than power. In Legacy and Vintage, entering tapped is a disqualifying drawback and you'll never see it; those formats demand every land untapped. Commander is its real home: the slower pace makes one tapped land on curve survivable, and the 1 life is a minor perk in games that routinely go thirty turns. In Oathbreaker, the same logic applies with slightly less tolerance for early stumbles, so it's a fringe inclusion there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Kazandu Refuge is bulk — you're paying pennies for a dual land, and that's exactly the trade-off it represents. Bulk fixing lands don't appreciate; this is a slot you upgrade out of when budget allows, not a card you hold for value.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.