Salt Marsh
Land
This land enters tapped.
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Invasion
- Price
- $0.58
- EDHREC rank
- #11168
Salt Marsh enters tapped, which is the real cost — you lose a full turn of mana development in exchange for a dual land that taps for blue or black without any additional conditions. In a format like Commander where Gisa and Geralf and similar UB commanders need both colors consistently from turn one onward, that tempo loss is real but manageable at a low enough price point.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gisa and Geralf
Gisa and Geralf runs a tight UB mana base that needs reliable access to both colors to cast its creatures and fuel its graveyard engine, and Salt Marsh slots in as a no-frills dual that does exactly that without costing more than a pack of sleeves.
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 |
In Commander, Salt Marsh occupies the lower tier of UB dual lands — playable when you're on a budget, but outclassed by Watery Grave, Underground Sea, and the various fetchable alternatives the moment you're willing to spend more. Legacy and Vintage both have access to Underground Sea and better cantrip lands, so Salt Marsh sees essentially zero competitive play in those formats. Modern has better options at every price point, including Shipwreck Marsh, which enters untapped under common conditions. Salt Marsh is a Commander card through and through: the slower pace of the format makes the enters-tapped drawback hurt less, and budget UB builds will take the guaranteed two-color coverage.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.58 bulk tier
At $0.58, Salt Marsh is firmly bulk — you're paying for functional two-color fixing and nothing more. It won't appreciate meaningfully given how many enters-tapped UB duals exist at similar or lower price points, so treat it as a placeholder you swap out when you're ready to invest in something better.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.