Shipwreck Marsh
Land
This land enters tapped unless you control two or more other lands.
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Doctor Who
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #230
Shipwreck Marsh enters untapped as long as you control two or more other lands, which means it functions as a true dual in the mid-game without costing you a life or requiring basic land types. In Dimir shells like Davros, Dalek Creator, that clean access to both blue and black mana on turn three and beyond is exactly what the color pair needs from its land base.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Davros, Dalek Creator
Davros, Dalek Creator runs a tight blue-black mana base that needs every untapped dual it can get, and Shipwreck Marsh delivers that reliably from turn three onward — over 70% of Davros decks include it for good reason.
The Celestial Toymaker
The Celestial Toymaker needs both colors online reliably to execute its control game, and Shipwreck Marsh fills that role without the life-loss tax of a Shock land.
Sivitri, Dragon Master
Sivitri, Dragon Master runs Shipwreck Marsh in over half its builds because the deck's dragon-tutoring line demands both colors on curve and can't afford lands that consistently enter tapped.
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, Shipwreck Marsh is a staple — it's one of the most accessible untapped blue-black duals available, and by turn three it almost always enters ready to go. Modern and Pioneer both treat it as a legitimate role-player in Dimir control and midrange shells where the lack of basic land types is a minor cost compared to the guaranteed no-life-loss entry condition. Legacy has better options at the top of the format, but Shipwreck Marsh is a reasonable budget alternative in lower-powered builds. Pauper and Standard can't use it, but every other sanctioned format has it legal and playable.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.