Rainbow Vale
Land
: Add one mana of any color. An opponent gains control of this land at the beginning of the next end step.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Fallen Empires
- Price
- $9.98
- EDHREC rank
- #13079
Rainbow Vale taps for any color — but at end of turn, it hands itself to an opponent, making it a one-shot mana source unless you engineer a way to get it back. In most decks that's a liability; in Zedruu the Greathearted, gifting permanents is the whole point, and Rainbow Vale is purpose-built for that engine.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zedruu the Greathearted
Zedruu the Greathearted wants to donate permanents for value, and Rainbow Vale is a clean donation target — it fixes your mana, then passes itself to an opponent automatically, triggering Zedruu's draw-and-lifegain clause without you spending an extra activation.
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 |
Rainbow Vale is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it only sees meaningful play in Commander. Legacy and Vintage have access to fetchlands, dual lands, and far more efficient mana — a land that gives itself away after one use doesn't compete there. In Commander, the donate-matters niche around Zedruu the Greathearted is its only real home; outside that archetype, Rainbow Vale is a strict downgrade to any basic land because giving an opponent a mana fixer is actively harmful.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
If you want a five-color land without the drawback, Exotic Orchard and Path of Ancestry both cost under $1 and keep control on your side of the table. Rainbow Vale's giveaway clause isn't a bug in Zedruu decks — it's the feature — so true budget replacements there are cards that can also be donated, like Illicit Shipment targets or other cumulative-upkeep permanents, rather than straight land substitutes.
Price Context
Current price
$9.98 mid tier
At $9.98, Rainbow Vale sits in the mid tier — steep for a land that sees play in exactly one Commander archetype. It holds that price on scarcity and niche demand rather than broad utility, so it's a confident purchase if you're building Zedruu the Greathearted and a hard pass otherwise.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Zedruu the Greathearted
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.