Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway
Land // Land
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Secret Lair: Ultimate Edition
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #847
Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway enters untapped and produces either blue or red mana — it's a dual land that never costs you a tempo. The trade-off is that the choice is permanent, so in commanders like Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph where both colors pull real weight, you pick once and commit.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph
Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph runs Izzet and needs both colors reliably on curve; Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway delivers either without entering tapped, keeping the early turns clean for the instants and sorceries that feed the engine.
Veyran, Voice of Duality
Veyran, Voice of Duality is another Izzet spellslinger that can't afford tapped lands slowing down its spell chains — Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway slots in as one of the cleaner dual options available at this price point.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway is a reliable budget dual for any Izzet or three-color-blue-red shell — untapped on turn one, no conditions attached. In Modern and Pioneer it competes with fetchlands and shocklands, where the inability to fetch it and the permanent color lock limit its upside to budget builds or specific brew requirements. Legacy and Vintage have access to strictly better options, so it rarely sees play there. Across formats, the card's ceiling is budget Commander staple — that's a meaningful role, not a criticism.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Current pricing data isn't available for Riverglide Pathway // Lavaglide Pathway, but it has historically settled well under $2, making it one of the more accessible untapped duals for Izzet decks. If you're building on a budget and need a no-conditions-attached blue-or-red land, it's worth picking up regardless of price fluctuations.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.