Solfatara
Instant
Target player can't play lands this turn.
Draw a card at the beginning of the next turn's upkeep.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Visions
- Price
- $0.13
- EDHREC rank
- #28073
Solfatara makes target player skip their next untap step — a one-time, unconditional Time Walk effect stapled to a sorcery for three mana. It's narrow enough that most decks won't want it, but in strategies that can recur sorceries or chain extra turns, it earns its slot.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Solfatara is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, and Oathbreaker — but the formats where it actually sees play are niche. In Commander, one untap denial hits a single opponent at a table of four, which makes Solfatara most effective when targeting the player with the best board state or when looped repeatedly with recursion engines. In Pauper it's a common, so the ceiling for abuse is real if you can recur it, though dedicated stax lists usually prefer permanents that generate repeated lock pieces. Legacy and Vintage have faster clocks and tighter constraints on three-mana do-nothings, so Solfatara rarely competes there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.13 bulk tier
At $0.13, Solfatara is deep bulk — grab a copy without thinking twice if the deck wants it. Demand is too narrow to push the price meaningfully, so it'll stay in this tier indefinitely.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.