Reshape the Earth
Sorcery
Search your library for up to ten land cards, put them onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
- CMC
- 9
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #3237
Reshape the Earth puts every basic land from your library onto the battlefield tapped — that's a full land-base reload for ten mana. The cost is steep enough that it only belongs in decks that can exploit the landfall triggers or win on the spot, which is exactly why Nine-Fingers Keene and Maze's End shells treat it as a finisher rather than ramp.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Nine-Fingers Keene
Nine-Fingers Keene wins by having ten or more Gates on the battlefield, and Reshape the Earth can deliver the entire Gate package in a single spell. At 43% inclusion across Keene decks, it's essentially a staple — drop it, trigger Maze's End, and the game ends on the spot.
Archelos, Lagoon Mystic
Archelos, Lagoon Mystic turns entering-tapped lands into a tactical lever, and Reshape the Earth drops every basic into play tapped by default — which becomes an advantage rather than a drawback when Archelos is face-down. The mass landfall also generates enormous value with any land-trigger pieces the deck already runs.
Belbe, Corrupted Observer
Belbe, Corrupted Observer generates colorless mana whenever opponents take damage, and Reshape the Earth landing a dozen basics on the same turn your opponents lose life can produce a game-ending mana surplus. It's a high-ceiling play that lets Belbe decks convert a single explosive turn into an immediate win.
The Wandering Minstrel
The Wandering Minstrel cares about sorceries and instants with high mana values, and Reshape the Earth at ten mana is exactly the kind of top-end spell that triggers its cost-reduction and card-advantage effects. The mass land entry also fuels any landfall synergies the deck layers on top.
Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer creates Elemental tokens whenever lands enter under your control, so Reshape the Earth resolving can flood the board with tokens in a single action. Even at modest inclusion rates, it's a reliable way to convert a late-game land dump into an overwhelming board presence.
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 |
Reshape the Earth is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it's almost exclusively a Commander card in practice. Ten mana is simply unplayable in Legacy and Vintage, where the game is decided long before you untap with that much available. In Commander, the format's longer games and access to Green ramp make ten mana achievable, and the political buffer of a four-player table buys the time you need to cast it. Oathbreaker is the one other format where Reshape the Earth could theoretically fire, but the faster pace makes it a fringe inclusion at best.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data for Reshape the Earth isn't currently available in our index, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number before buying. Given its niche but dedicated home in Gate and landfall Commander builds, demand is narrow enough that it shouldn't carry a significant premium — but verify before you sleeve it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Maze's End
- Nine-Fingers Keene
- Archelos, Lagoon Mystic
- Belbe, Corrupted Observer
- The Wandering Minstrel
- Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.