Oasis
Land
: Prevent the next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Renaissance
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #21135
Oasis prevents all combat damage that would be dealt to target creature you control — a repeatable, tap-activated fog on demand. The catch is it costs a land slot and a tap with no mana attached, which is a real price outside the narrow context where targeting a creature is itself the point. Outside Horobi, Death's Wail decks, Oasis is too cute to justify the inclusion.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Horobi, Death's Wail
Horobi, Death's Wail turns every targeting effect into a kill spell, so Oasis becomes a repeatable, free creature removal engine — tap it, target any opposing creature to 'protect' yours, and Horobi's replacement effect destroys the target instead.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Oasis is a niche piece in Horobi, Death's Wail builds rather than a general-purpose include — its value collapses entirely without Horobi on board. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; repeatable combat damage prevention on a land is too slow and conditional for formats defined by combo and tempo. Pauper is where Oasis is at least theoretically functional as a budget stall tool in creature-heavy metas, though dedicated fog effects or better blockers do the job more cleanly. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's verdict — niche at best.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Price data for Oasis isn't currently available, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the latest market rate before buying. Given how narrow its applications are, it should be inexpensive — if it's not, there are easier ways to achieve the same effect.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.