Restless Anchorage
Land
This land enters tapped.
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: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 2/3 white and blue Bird creature with flying. It's still a land.
Whenever this land attacks, create a Map token.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- UW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Price
- $1.30
- EDHREC rank
- #3772
Restless Anchorage gives you a land that can turn into a 3/4 flying creature whenever you need pressure or a blocker — the cost is that it always enters tapped, which is a real tempo hit in faster metas. In the right flying-tribal or Azorius shell, that trade is worth it; Kastral, the Windcrested decks in particular treat the activated creature as a free synergy trigger.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kastral, the Windcrested
Kastral, the Windcrested cares about flying creatures, and Restless Anchorage is a land that becomes one on demand — 44% of Kastral builds include it because the animated 3/4 flier feeds Kastral's triggers without requiring an extra card slot.
Choco, Seeker of Paradise
Choco, Seeker of Paradise runs Restless Anchorage as a dual-purpose slot: it fixes mana early and can become an evasive attacker to support Choco, Seeker of Paradise's go-wide aerial gameplan in the mid-to-late game.
Errant and Giada
Errant and Giada wants every creature with flying it can find, and Restless Anchorage quietly doubles as one — the animated land enters the red zone as a flier that Errant and Giada's counters engine can pump.
Kangee, Sky Warden
Kangee, Sky Warden's bird-and-flier tribal shell values any permanent that can become an aerial threat, and Restless Anchorage slots in as a land that quietly qualifies as a flying creature when Kangee, Sky Warden needs bodies in the air.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Restless Anchorage earns its slot in flying-matters decks specifically — it's a dual-purpose permanent that replaces a vanilla tapped land with one that can threaten the board. In competitive Commander, the enters-tapped drawback is too costly for most builds, but casual and mid-power flying-tribal decks get genuine value from the flexibility. In Pioneer and Modern, it sees niche play in Azorius tempo or spirits shells that can animate it repeatedly and already accept some tapped-land count. Standard legality makes it a real option in white-blue fliers archetypes when the format supports that gameplan. Legacy and Vintage have strictly better dual options, so Restless Anchorage doesn't see meaningful play there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.30 cheap tier
At $1.30, Restless Anchorage sits in the cheap tier — easy to acquire and an efficient slot for any deck that wants it. It's unlikely to spike dramatically, but it won't be a budget concern either; just buy the copy and move on.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Kastral, the Windcrested
- Choco, Seeker of Paradise
- Errant and Giada
- Kangee, Sky Warden
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.