The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale
Legendary Land
All creatures have "At the beginning of your upkeep, destroy this creature unless you pay 
."
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Masters Edition III
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #8980
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale taxes every creature on the battlefield one mana per upkeep or it dies — in a format built around creature-heavy boards, that effect is backbreaking. The catch is the price tag, which sits in the hundreds of dollars and makes it one of the most expensive lands ever printed.
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 |
In Commander, The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale is a staple in stax and lands-matter builds — four players means four upkeeps where opponents are hemorrhaging mana to keep their boards, and most creature-heavy decks simply can't sustain that cost without falling behind. In Legacy, it's a cornerstone of Lands combo, where it shuts down opposing creature strategies while the pilot wins through Marit Lage or Life from the Loam loops. Vintage sees occasional play in prison shells, though the raw power level of the format means opponents often have the mana to pay anyway. It's not legal in Modern, Pioneer, Standard, or Pauper, which limits its audience to older formats and keeps the supply permanently constrained.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale is one of the most expensive individual cards in Magic, with original Legends copies routinely trading in the $1,000–$2,000 range depending on condition — no reprint has ever brought it down to earth. Unless you're building a dedicated stax or Lands shell where it's central to the game plan, the price-to-impact ratio is hard to justify when cheaper tax effects exist.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.