The Surgical Bay
Land — Sphere
This land enters tapped.
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, , Sacrifice this land: Draw a card.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One
- Price
- $0.19
- EDHREC rank
- #8724
The Surgical Bay enters untapped and replaces itself with a card draw trigger whenever you cast a Phyrexian spell — that's a free cantrip land with no real downside. Jin-Gitaxias decks run it because every Phyrexian in the deck turns this into an Island that pays you back.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Jin-Gitaxias
Jin-Gitaxias is a Phyrexian tribal engine, and The Surgical Bay fires every time you cast one of the Praetors, horrors, or synth creatures the deck is already running — netting you lands that also cycle themselves into the draw-seven gameplan.
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, The Surgical Bay is a role-player rather than a staple — it earns its slot in Phyrexian-dense lists and does nothing in decks that don't lean on that creature type. In competitive 1v1 formats like Modern and Legacy, Phyrexian tribal isn't a serious archetype, so The Surgical Bay sits on the shelf. Pauper is where card-drawing lands carry real weight, but the Phyrexian clause makes it too narrow to displace utility lands that don't ask for tribal support. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander's calculus: build around Phyrexians and it's free value; don't, and it's just a basic Island with extra text.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.19 bulk tier
At $0.19, The Surgical Bay is deep bulk — you're not paying a premium for the effect. It holds that floor comfortably since conditional cantrip lands don't spike outside the specific archetype that wants them.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Jin-Gitaxias
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.