Rockfall Vale
Land
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #214
Rockfall Vale enters untapped as long as you control a Forest or Mountain, making it a free dual for any Gruul or three-color green-red shell from turn three onward. The one-turn delay is a real cost in faster metas, but in Commander it's effectively painless — Ureni of the Unwritten and every other midrange green-red commander runs it without hesitation.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ureni of the Unwritten
Ureni of the Unwritten is a Gruul commander that wants green and red mana flowing reliably from the early turns, and Rockfall Vale delivers both without any life payment — 76% of Ureni decks include it for exactly that reason.
Eshki, Temur's Roar
Eshki, Temur's Roar sits in a three-color shell that still leans on green-red fixing, and Rockfall Vale fills that role cleanly without the sting of a shockland.
Maarika, Brutal Gladiator
Maarika, Brutal Gladiator is a Gruul combat deck that wants to curve out aggressively, and Rockfall Vale coming in untapped by turn three keeps that curve intact.
Tovolar, Dire Overlord
Tovolar, Dire Overlord runs a green-red werewolf engine that punishes stumbled mana development, and Rockfall Vale is reliable enough that over 60% of Tovolar lists include it.
Jenny Flint // Madame Vastra
Jenny Flint // Madame Vastra operates in a Gruul pairing that demands consistent access to both colors, and Rockfall Vale provides that without any downside beyond a slight early-game condition.
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, Rockfall Vale is a staple — any two- or three-color deck with green and red should strongly consider it over a basic or a tapped dual, since the untap condition is trivially met by turn three in virtually every game. In Modern and Pioneer, it competes against shocklands and fetchlands that offer more flexibility, so it sees only fringe play where budget or redundancy matters. Legacy and Vintage have access to Volcanic Island and Taiga, which obsolete it entirely. Rockfall Vale's real home is Commander, where the slower pace and larger deck size make its minimal condition an afterthought.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Pricing data isn't available at the moment, so check Scryfall or your preferred retailer for current market rates. Rockfall Vale has historically sat in the budget-to-mid range for Commander lands — worth picking up if you're building Gruul or any green-red three-color shell.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Ureni of the Unwritten
- Eshki, Temur's Roar
- Maarika, Brutal Gladiator
- Tovolar, Dire Overlord
- Jenny Flint // Madame Vastra
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.