Mountain
Basic Land — Mountain
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Core Set 2021
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- —
Mountain enters untapped, taps for red, and asks nothing in return — it is the floor every red deck is built on. Breya, Etherium Shaper runs it because colored mana is non-negotiable, and a basic that can't be Blood Moon'd off is the safest red source in the format.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Breya, Etherium Shaper
Breya, Etherium Shaper's four-color identity creates constant pressure on the manabase, and Mountain anchors the red pip without any enters-tapped tax or vulnerability to nonbasic hate.
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood is a red-green deck that wants to slam big creatures early, and Mountain is simply the most reliable source of that red mana available.
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 |
Mountain is legal in every constructed and Commander format, which makes its role less a question of legality and more a question of how many you run. In Commander, it is the backstop against Blood Moon and Back to Basics — every red deck wants at least one, and heavily red-pip commanders often want two or three. In competitive 60-card formats, Mountain shows up primarily in burn and mono-red aggro, where basic land count matters for fetchland targets and Goblin Guide triggers. Across the board, the card does exactly one thing and never fails to do it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Mountain sits firmly in bulk territory — you are paying for the cardboard, not the effect. Price is stable by definition; basic lands do not spike, and any reprint pressure is irrelevant when the floor is already this low.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Breya, Etherium Shaper
- Alena, Kessig Trapper // Gilanra, Caller of Wirewood
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.