Orzhov Basilica
Land
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Iconic Masters
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #369
Orzhov Basilica enters tapped and bounces a land back to your hand — that's a real cost — but it produces two colors and enables landfall and bounce loops that justify the slot in the right build. Kodama of the East Tree turns that bounce into a free permanent each cycle; Temmet, Naktamun's Will runs it as reliable dual-color fixing in a shell that doesn't care about the tempo loss.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Temmet, Naktamun's Will
Temmet, Naktamun's Will operates in Esper and needs every reliable white-black source it can get; Orzhov Basilica fills that role while also synergizing with any landfall or bounce payoffs the deck layers in.
Aminatou, Veil Piercer
Aminatou, Veil Piercer cares about enchantments and permanents entering the battlefield, and Orzhov Basilica's self-bounce loop feeds that trigger economy cheaply.
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Clavileño, First of the Blessed runs a tight black-white shell where Orzhov Basilica is straightforward fixing — over 62% inclusion rate confirms it's nearly an auto-include.
Kathril, Aspect Warper
Kathril, Aspect Warper wants to fill the graveyard and stick threats; Orzhov Basilica provides the two-color fixing without competing with any other resource the deck needs.
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos works in a Sultai-adjacent enchantment shell where Orzhov Basilica covers the white-black pip requirement while doubling as a bounce target for any enter-the-battlefield enchantment effects.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Orzhov Basilica is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pauper, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and Commander is by far where it sees the most play. In Pauper it's a legitimate dual land at common rarity, and any two-color deck in the format that can afford the tempo cost should consider it. In Legacy and Vintage, the bounce drawback is too punishing — fetchlands and true dual lands exist — so Orzhov Basilica never shows up competitively there. Commander is the correct home: the slower pace makes the enters-tapped cost tolerable, the two-color fixing is real, and the bounce mechanic opens up combo lines that don't exist in any other format.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Kodama of the East TreeOrzhov BasilicaThe Necrobloom
Infinite ETB; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite landfall triggers
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Kodama of the East TreeOrzhov BasilicaScute Swarm
Infinite creature tokens; Infinite landfall triggers; Infinite ETB
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Kodama of the East TreeTireless ProvisionerOrzhov Basilica
Infinite colored mana; Infinite Food tokens; Infinite landfall triggers; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite Treasure tokens
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Kodama of the East TreeOrzhov BasilicaFelidar Retreat
Infinite creature tokens; Infinite ETB; Infinite landfall triggers
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Kodama of the East TreeOrzhov BasilicaField of the Dead
Infinite ETB; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite landfall triggers
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Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Orzhov Basilica is firmly bulk — you're not paying for power, you're paying for cardboard. It's been reprinted enough that the price won't move, so grab copies without hesitation and don't think twice about it.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.