Nomad Outpost
Land
This land enters tapped.
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BRW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2020
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #358
Nomad Outpost enters tapped, which is the real cost — what you get is a tricolor land that hits red, white, and black without a single pip of investment beyond the deck slot. For any Mardu commander, that consistency is worth one slow turn.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Caesar, Legion's Emperor
Caesar, Legion's Emperor runs a token-and-sacrifice engine that demands all three Mardu colors reliably, and Nomad Outpost shows up in nearly 75% of Caesar lists because missing a color on turn two means missing the curve on both token producers and sacrifice outlets.
Zurgo, Thunder's Decree
Zurgo, Thunder's Decree is a Mardu Warrior tribal commander that needs red to attack, white to anthemize, and black to grind — Nomad Outpost covers all three from a single land slot, which is why nearly 73% of Zurgo lists include it.
Jodah, the Unifier
Jodah, the Unifier is five colors, and Nomad Outpost earns its slot by covering the Mardu wedge of that identity in one card — roughly 20% of Jodah lists run it as redundant fixing alongside the more expensive multicolor lands.
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 |
Nomad Outpost is a staple in Commander and close to irrelevant everywhere else. In Commander, any Mardu or five-color deck that can't afford the shock-and-fetch package treats it as a reliable budget anchor — entering tapped on turn one or two is a real tax, but the unconditional three-color coverage offsets it across a 100-card singleton format where consistency is scarce. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Legacy, Nomad Outpost is simply too slow; those formats run dual lands that enter untapped and produce the same colors without the tempo hit. Pioneer and Standard allow it but rarely see it for the same reason — faster fixing exists, and the enters-tapped clause is punishing in faster metas. Treat Nomad Outpost as a Commander card first and a budget fallback everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Nomad Outpost is bulk — it costs less than a sleeve and shows up in Mardu precons, which keeps supply high and price flat. Don't expect it to appreciate; pick it up for pennies and move on.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.