Sunlit Marsh
Land — Plains Swamp
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This land enters tapped.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dominaria United
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #1726
Sunlit Marsh enters tapped, which is the real cost — in exchange, you get a dual land that produces both white and black mana without any condition attached. For Terra, Herald of Hope and any other Orzhov commander that needs clean two-color fixing, this is a zero-thought inclusion.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Terra, Herald of Hope
Terra, Herald of Hope runs Sunlit Marsh because reliable white-black fixing at a bulk price directly supports the mana consistency Terra needs to execute her lifegain engine on curve.
Killian, Decisive Mentor
Killian, Decisive Mentor is a two-color commander with no off-color splash to hide behind, so Sunlit Marsh's unconditional fixing slots cleanly into the mana base without competing priorities.
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed operates in Orzhov and wants every land slot working — Sunlit Marsh delivers both colors without a tribal or threshold condition that might not always be live.
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim cares about life drain triggers and doesn't need flashy lands, making Sunlit Marsh a straightforward fixer that frees up budget for the actual combo pieces.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Sunlit Marsh is a budget staple — enters-tapped is a manageable downside in a 40-life format where the first few turns are rarely decisive, and unconditional dual fixing beats a conditional land you can't always activate. In Pauper, it competes in a crowded field of common duals but earns its slot in Orzhov shells that can't access better options at the same price point. Modern and Pioneer have access to fastlands, shocklands, and fetchlands, so Sunlit Marsh rarely makes the cut there — the one-turn tempo loss is punishing when games end on turn four. Legacy and Vintage don't touch it for the same reason at even higher speed.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Sunlit Marsh sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to move — there's no scarcity driving demand, and functional reprints exist at the same price point. Pick it up without thinking about it; at this price, the only question is whether it fits the mana base, not the budget.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.