Tainted Field
Land
: Add 
.: Add 
or 
. Activate only if you control a Swamp.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander
- Price
- $0.33
- EDHREC rank
- #421
Tainted Field taps for white or black the moment you have a Swamp in play — no hoops, no life payment, just a dual land that pulls its weight in any WB or multicolor shell touching those colors. Outside of dedicated Orzhov and Esper builds, it's a strict downgrade from the dual lands that don't enter tapped, but Aminatou, Veil Piercer decks running deep black have made it a near-auto-include at bulk price.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aminatou, Veil Piercer
Aminatou, Veil Piercer's Esper identity leans hard on black permanents, and Tainted Field reliably converts that density into white mana without eating into the black pip count that fuels the engine.
Caesar, Legion's Emperor
Caesar, Legion's Emperor is a Mardu token commander whose consistent Swamp count makes Tainted Field a dependable white source — keeping the mana base smooth while the deck floods the board with soldiers and triggers.
Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa
Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa runs enough Swamps to turn Tainted Field on reliably, and the Phyrexian corruption theme's heavy black commitment means the white mana comes without sacrificing pip density.
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Clavileño, First of the Blessed is a tribal vampire commander with 81% inclusion of Tainted Field — the deck's black-heavy base virtually guarantees the Swamp condition is met, making this an unconditional dual in practice.
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos enchantress builds stack enough black sources that Tainted Field functions as a reliable white fixer, smoothing the Abzan mana base without spending budget on fetchlands.
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 |
Tainted Field is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — and Commander is by far where it sees real play. In Legacy and Vintage, Swamp-reliant decks theoretically qualify, but the format's fetch-dual mana bases make Tainted Field obsolete next to Scrubland or even Caves of Koilos. Commander is its home: singleton construction rewards budget duals that reliably come online, and most WB or three-color shells touching those colors run enough Swamps by turn three to activate it consistently. In Oathbreaker the same logic applies on a compressed timeline — if your signature spell is in Orzhov colors and your deck is black-heavy, Tainted Field is a clean inclusion.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.33 bulk tier
At $0.33, Tainted Field is bulk — pick up a copy without thinking twice if your commander is black-heavy and touches white. Bulk duals with narrow activation conditions don't appreciate meaningfully, so treat it as a utility land acquisition rather than a hold.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.