Swamp
Basic Land — Swamp
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Magic 2012
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- —
Swamp taps for black mana — that's the whole job, and it does it unconditionally with no cost attached. Every black deck runs it, and Breya, Etherium Shaper is no exception: four colors means every untapped basic is a small luxury.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Breya, Etherium Shaper
Breya, Etherium Shaper operates across four colors, and Swamp pulls its weight by guaranteeing black mana for interaction like Demonic Tutor and spot removal without the life loss of a shock land.
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice decks lean heavily on black for proliferate payoffs and removal, and Swamp is the no-downside source that enters untapped and never asks anything of you.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Swamp is legal everywhere and runs in every format that touches black mana — the question is never whether to play it, only how many. In Commander, the singleton rule means you run exactly one, and it anchors your black pip count as a reliable untapped source that no Blood Moon or Contamination interaction can punish you for including. In non-rotating formats like Legacy and Vintage, Swamp shows up in decks that fetch it with Polluted Delta or Bloodstained Mire, making it a toolbox target rather than a maindeck staple. Across Standard and Pioneer, it fills out the basic land slots in mono-black and two-color builds wherever consistency matters more than dual-land fixing.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Swamp sits firmly in bulk territory — you're paying for the art and the cardstock, not any gameplay premium. It holds that floor indefinitely; basics never rotate, never get banned, and never spike.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Breya, Etherium Shaper
- Atraxa, Praetors' Voice
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.