Map the Frontier
Sorcery
Search your library for up to two basic land cards and/or Desert cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #3395
Map the Frontier puts two basic lands into your hand for two mana — that's two landfall triggers waiting to happen, not just one, which is the whole reason desert-matters and landfall commanders want it. Yuma, Proud Protector in particular treats it as a two-for-one engine piece, and at two mana it competes directly with Cultivate and Kodama's Reach for a slot in any green deck that cares about land count.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Yuma, Proud Protector
Yuma, Proud Protector cares about deserts entering and leaving the graveyard, and Map the Frontier's two-basic haul means two land drops fueling two separate landfall or enter-the-battlefield triggers — it's the density of land-to-hand effects that makes Yuma run it in over 80% of decks.
Hazezon, Shaper of Sand
Hazezon, Shaper of Sand generates Sand Warrior tokens off desert landfall, so every extra land drop is a potential token — Map the Frontier's two basics mean two shots at that trigger from a single spell.
Radha, Heir to Keld
Radha, Heir to Keld wants to hit land drops aggressively to keep mana flowing, and Map the Frontier grabbing two basics at once smooths the curve better than a single-land fetch would.
Ruby, Daring Tracker
Ruby, Daring Tracker rewards playing with basics and hitting land drops consistently, making Map the Frontier's two-for-one land grab a clean fit for keeping Ruby active through the mid-game.
Kirri, Talented Sprout
Kirri, Talented Sprout runs enough landfall payoffs that Map the Frontier earns its slot as a reliable two-trigger setup on a single cast, even if the synergy is less tight than in dedicated desert builds.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is the clear home for Map the Frontier — the 100-card singleton format rewards land consistency, and fetching two basics at instant speed for two mana is a clean rate in any green shell that wants landfall triggers or just wants to hit its land drops on curve. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, it's outclassed: Farseek and Three Visits get one land onto the battlefield for one mana, and actually accelerating your mana beats putting basics into your hand. Legacy and Vintage have access to the same one-mana fetchlands and zero reason to pay two for Map the Frontier's effect. Standard is the only non-Commander format where it could see fringe play if the card pool is shallow on two-mana ramp, but even there it competes with Innkeeper's Talent and similar efficiency pieces.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Map the Frontier is a bulk rare — pick it up without thinking twice if your deck wants it. Bulk status is stable here; there's no scarcity driver and it's the kind of card that gets reprinted freely, so the floor is the floor.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Yuma, Proud Protector
- Hazezon, Shaper of Sand
- Radha, Heir to Keld
- Ruby, Daring Tracker
- Kirri, Talented Sprout
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.