Roiling Terrain
Sorcery
Destroy target land, then Roiling Terrain deals damage to that land's controller equal to the number of land cards in that player's graveyard.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Worldwake
- Price
- $0.22
- EDHREC rank
- #18197
Roiling Terrain deals damage equal to the number of lands in a target player's graveyard — which means it scales hard in any game where lands have been dying, and punishes fetch-heavy opponents for free. The cost is real: four mana for a sorcery that does nothing if graveyards are clean, making Zo-Zu the Punisher the one commander who reliably sets up the conditions to make it hurt.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Zo-Zu the Punisher
Zo-Zu the Punisher taxes every land drop, which naturally pushes opponents to fetch and cycle lands into the graveyard — exactly the fuel Roiling Terrain needs to deal serious damage as a finishing blow or a late-game drain.
Svella, Ice Shaper
Svella, Ice Shaper runs a Gruul shell that frequently trades lands through ramp and sacrifice effects, and Roiling Terrain slots in as a reach spell that punishes opponents who've been ramping hard all game.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Roiling Terrain is a niche finisher in land-punishment decks — it does nothing proactively but can close out a player who's been fetching all game. Pauper is where it has the most theoretical ceiling outside Commander, since commons-only games can grind long enough for graveyards to fill, though it still competes with more reliable burn. In Legacy and Vintage, Roiling Terrain is too slow and too conditional to see play when faster options exist at every mana cost. The card has no path in Standard or Pioneer, which is academic given the legality.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.22 bulk tier
At $0.22, Roiling Terrain is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. It won't trend up unless land-punishment becomes a breakout archetype, so there's no reason to stock up speculatively, but picking up a copy for a dedicated Roiling Terrain deck costs less than a sleeve.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Zo-Zu the Punisher
- Svella, Ice Shaper
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.