Plateau
Land — Mountain Plains
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Vintage Masters
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #459
Plateau enters untapped and produces both white and red mana with no strings attached — that's the entire argument for running it. The cost is a three-digit price tag, but in a Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver shell where every land needs to pull double duty across two color identities, Plateau is simply the best land at the job.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver
Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver runs one of the tightest mana bases in cEDH, and Plateau shows up in over 83% of lists because an untapped dual that covers both halves of the partnership on turn one is non-negotiable.
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain operates across five colors, so every land that enters untapped and covers two of them earns its slot — Plateau handles white and red cleanly without any setup cost.
Zirda, the Dawnwaker
Zirda, the Dawnwaker builds around activated abilities and runs a lean, fast mana base; Plateau gives the deck a reliable untapped source of both colors it needs from the opening hand.
Elsha of the Infinite
Elsha of the Infinite wants to operate at instant speed with mana open, and Plateau's guaranteed untapped entry means it never costs you a tempo hit to represent interaction.
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer sits in a multicolor identity where red and white are the supporting pair, and Plateau covers both without the drawbacks that come with slower duals or taplands.
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 |
Plateau is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — banned or simply not legal everywhere else, including Modern and Pioneer. In Commander it's a staple wherever Boros or any broader color identity includes red and white, particularly in higher-power and cEDH mana bases where untapped duals are mandatory. Legacy and Vintage both allow it, and while those formats have access to fetchlands that make Plateau even better by keeping it shuffleable, the card's relevance there is secondary to Commander. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander calculus — Plateau is excellent whenever the color identity calls for it.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Plateau is a Reserved List card, so current market prices reflect collector demand alongside gameplay demand — expect to pay a significant premium relative to non-Reserved dual land alternatives. If the price is out of reach, Sacred Foundry is the functional budget substitute for most Commander contexts, though it does enter tapped unless you pay 2 life.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Dargo, the Shipwrecker // Tymna the Weaver
- Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
- Zirda, the Dawnwaker
- Elsha of the Infinite
- Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.