Thriving Grove
Land
This land enters tapped. As it enters, choose a color other than green.
: Add 
or one mana of the chosen color.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan Commander
- Price
- $0.23
- EDHREC rank
- #1216
Thriving Grove enters tapped and produces one mana of any color you've already committed to — useful fixing, but slow. It's a staple in multicolor builds like Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart precisely because that color flexibility matters more than speed in Commander's longer games.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart
Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart flips between two color identities mid-game, and Thriving Grove's ability to lock in whichever color you need on the fly makes it a reliable piece of that engine — 35% of EDHREC builds include it for exactly that reason.
Ms. Bumbleflower
Ms. Bumbleflower runs wide color requirements, and Thriving Grove slots in as cheap, consistent fixing that doesn't strain the budget — 26% of her decks pick it up over more expensive dual options.
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored needs green and red reliably online to trigger its discover ability on curve, and Thriving Grove covers that two-color base at a price point that leaves room for the expensive dinosaurs the deck actually wants to cast.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Thriving Grove is a Commander card through and through — the enters-tapped penalty is a real cost in Pauper and Legacy, where tempo is everything and a tapped land on turn one can lose games outright. In Commander's slower, multiplayer environment, that same penalty is nearly irrelevant by the midgame, and the flexible color fixing earns its slot in any three-or-more-color build. Pauper and Vintage are both legal formats for Thriving Grove, but it sees essentially no play there; the format's faster clocks punish it too heavily. Stick to Commander and Oathbreaker, where it does exactly what you need it to do.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.23 bulk tier
At $0.23, Thriving Grove is deep bulk — you're not paying a premium for the fixing, and there's no meaningful floor to hold. Grab it freely as a budget dual, but don't expect the price to move in either direction.
Explore
Sources
Mentioned
- Leonardo, the Balance // Michelangelo, the Heart
- Ms. Bumbleflower
- Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.