Snow Fortress
Artifact Creature — Wall
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
: This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.: This creature gets +0/+1 until end of turn.
: This creature deals 1 damage to target creature without flying that's attacking you.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Masters Edition II
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #25219
Snow Fortress is a slow, defensive land that generates small bodies over multiple turns — the kind of card that looks impressive on paper and underperforms at any table moving faster than a crawl. The mana investment required to activate it repeatedly rarely pays off when compared to what that mana could be doing elsewhere.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Snow Fortress is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but the formats where it's legal are exactly the formats with the most competition for land slots and mana. In Commander, a land that taps for colorless and requires additional mana to produce any effect is a hard sell — your 99 slots demand more. Legacy and Vintage move at a speed where Snow Fortress never gets to do anything meaningful. Oathbreaker is the one context where a slower, grindier game might give it a window, but even there, better options exist at every price point.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Snow Fortress isn't currently available, so it's difficult to call it a bargain or an overpriced pickup. Check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for current market listings before committing.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.