Orcish Mine
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant land
This Aura enters with three ore counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep and whenever enchanted land becomes tapped, remove an ore counter from this Aura.
When the last ore counter is removed from this Aura, destroy enchanted land and this Aura deals 2 damage to that land's controller.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Homelands
- Price
- $0.16
- EDHREC rank
- #29222
Orcish Mine destroys a land — but only after sitting in play for three upkeeps, telegraphing the hit to every player at the table. The payoff is real removal, but the delay and the enchantment slot make it nearly impossible to justify over instant-speed or unconditional answers.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Orcish Mine occupies an awkward niche: land destruction is politically toxic, the three-counter countdown gives your target time to use the land repeatedly or find a response, and an enchantment slot is a steep price for a single land kill. Legacy and Vintage are the only other formats where Orcish Mine is legal, and neither has any reason to run it — both formats reward speed and efficiency far beyond what a slow enchantment-based land removal offers. The card is a curiosity in older formats, not a staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.16 bulk tier
At $0.16, Orcish Mine is deep bulk — the price reflects demand, which is minimal. Don't expect it to move; there's no competitive home waiting to spike it.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.