Safe Haven
Land
, 
: Exile target creature you control.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may sacrifice this land. If you do, return each card exiled with this land to the battlefield under its owner's control.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- special
- Set
- Time Spiral Timeshifted
- Price
- $0.56
- EDHREC rank
- #17941
Safe Haven lets you exile one of your own creatures at instant speed and return it to the battlefield later — a repeatable flicker trigger stapled to a land. The activation cost is steep enough that you're committing real resources, but the effect is uniquely difficult to answer because it lives in your mana base.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Safe Haven earns its slot: decks built around enters-the-battlefield triggers, persist creatures, or undying abuse the exile-and-return effect as a repeatable engine that opponents can't hit with creature removal. Legacy and Vintage have access to it but virtually never run it — the effect is too slow and too narrow for those formats. Modern technically permits it but the same logic applies; there are faster, less conditional ways to protect creatures or abuse ETB effects. Safe Haven is a Commander-specific card in practice, even if the legality map says otherwise.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.56 bulk tier
At $0.56, Safe Haven is firmly bulk — easy to pick up in a trade binder or a cheap singles order. The price has stayed low because the card sees almost no play outside niche Commander builds, so don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.