Mirrodin's Core
Land
: Add 
.: Put a charge counter on this land., Remove a charge counter from this land: Add one mana of any color.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Jumpstart
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #10824
Mirrodin's Core enters tapped, produces colorless immediately, and can convert that colorless into any color — but the full cycle takes two turns, making it one of the slower color-fixers in the format. Run it when you need cheap charge-counter synergy, such as in Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood, where every counter placed doubles as an engine trigger; skip it in decks that just want a fifth fixing land.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood
Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood rewards any land that places charge counters, and Mirrodin's Core does exactly that every turn you tap it — turning a minor color-fixing utility land into a repeatable trigger source for the whole engine.
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 |
In Commander, Mirrodin's Core occupies a narrow niche: it's playable in any deck that cares about charge counters or needs a cheap budget fixer, but it loses ground fast in lists that can afford Exotic Orchard or even Holdout Settlement. In Legacy and Vintage it sees essentially no play — the formats move too fast for a land that takes two activations to produce colored mana. Modern is similarly uninterested; the competition at this slot is much stronger. Mirrodin's Core is a Commander card through and through, and even there it's a conditional include rather than an auto-slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Mirrodin's Core is deep bulk — you'll find it in any commons box or bulk rare bin without hunting. Bulk utility lands rarely climb unless a breakout Commander archetype pushes demand, so expect the price to stay flat.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.