Shivan Oasis
Land
This land enters tapped.
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Eighth Edition
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #12986
Shivan Oasis enters tapped and produces red or green — functional, but the tempo loss is the entire cost. In a format where untapped duals are plentiful, Shivan Oasis is a slot you run out of necessity in budget builds, not by preference.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Atarka, World Render
Atarka, World Render is a Gruul commander that needs both colors reliably, and Shivan Oasis delivers exactly that — the enters-tapped penalty matters less when your game plan already peaks at six or seven mana.
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 |
Shivan Oasis is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees almost no competitive play outside Commander. In Legacy and Vintage, the enters-tapped clause is disqualifying — those formats punish tempo at a level where Shivan Oasis simply doesn't make the cut. Commander is where it earns its slot: two-color decks on a budget will run it as one of the lower-tier fixers when better options like Stomping Ground or even Cinder Glade are out of reach. In Oathbreaker the same budget logic applies, though the faster pace of that format makes the tapped clause sting more.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Shivan Oasis is bulk — the kind of card you pull from a $1 bin and slot in without a second thought. It won't spike, and there's no reason to stock up; it's purely a placeholder until you're ready to upgrade your mana base.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.