Orzhov Guildgate
Land — Gate
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Modern Masters 2017
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #1833
Orzhov Guildgate enters tapped, which means it costs you a full turn of mana development in exchange for reliable white-black fixing. It's the last dual land you add to a budget Orzhov build, not the first — Elenda, Saint of Dusk decks on a shoestring will run it, but any upgrade path leads away from it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Elenda, Saint of Dusk
Elenda, Saint of Dusk is a budget-first commander that cares about assembling a critical mass of creatures to sacrifice, not about speed, so the tempo loss from Orzhov Guildgate is easier to absorb than in faster shells.
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel decks lean on a steady, grindy game plan that recurs creatures from the graveyard, which softens the pain of a tapped land on turn one — Orzhov Guildgate slots in as reliable fixing when the budget demands it.
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 |
Orzhov Guildgate is legal everywhere but earns a real role only in Commander and Pauper, where the card pool and format constraints make budget fixing genuinely necessary. In Commander, it's a placeholder — the right call when you're building toward better duals but not there yet. In Pauper, the common rarity restriction is meaningful, and Orzhov Guildgate competes with Scoured Barrens, which gains a life on entry and is a direct upgrade. Everywhere else — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy — the tempo cost is simply too steep; decks in those formats run fetchlands and shocklands, and a tap land that does nothing else doesn't make the cut.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Orzhov Guildgate is bulk — you'll find copies in any common box or draft chaff pile without thinking about it. There's no value angle here; it's a functional placeholder you replace the moment a better dual comes within reach.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Elenda, Saint of Dusk
- Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.