Rath's Edge
Legendary Land
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, , Sacrifice a land: Rath's Edge deals 1 damage to any target.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Nemesis
- Price
- $0.78
- EDHREC rank
- #17136
Rath's Edge is a land that kills a creature — that's the whole pitch, and it's enough to earn a slot in decks that want unconditional removal stapled to a mana source. The cost is real: five mana and tapping three other lands to deal one damage makes it a late-game finisher for small creatures, not a catch-all answer.
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, Rath's Edge occupies a narrow but legitimate role: a land that can pick off utility creatures, planeswalkers at one loyalty, or finish a player at low life without spending a card slot on a spell. Legacy and Vintage allow it, but no competitive deck there wants a land that deals one damage for five mana — it simply doesn't pass the speed test in those formats. Commander is the only home where the card-neutral nature of a land-based removal outlet justifies the inefficiency, especially in decks that flood out in the late game and have mana to burn.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.78 bulk tier
At $0.78, Rath's Edge is bulk — easy to pick up and easy to justify trying. Bulk lands with functional text tend to hold their floor, so there's no meaningful downside to grabbing a copy if the effect fits your build.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.