Land Equilibrium
Enchantment
If an opponent who controls at least as many lands as you do would put a land onto the battlefield, that player instead puts that land onto the battlefield then sacrifices a land of their choice.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Masters Edition III
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #20874
Land Equilibrium locks every opponent out of playing lands as long as you stay ahead — anyone who would exceed your land count has to sacrifice down to match it instead. The price is three mana and a permanent enchantment slot, and it does nothing if you fall behind on lands yourself.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Land Equilibrium does its best work: a four-player table means three opponents all constrained simultaneously, and the enchantment's symmetry is easy to break by simply stopping your own land drops once the lock is in. Legacy permits it and the effect is powerful enough in theory, but a three-mana enchantment that requires you to already be ahead on lands is too slow and fragile against a format full of cantrips and Wasteland — it sees essentially no play there. Vintage is also technically legal but the same logic applies with even more force. Land Equilibrium is a Commander card through and through.
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Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't currently available for Land Equilibrium, which isn't surprising — it's an old, narrow enchantment with a limited reprint history, and copies trade infrequently enough that market data is sparse. Check Scryfall or TCGPlayer directly for current buylist and sale prices before moving on a copy.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.