Trenchpost
Land — Locus
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, : Target player mills a card for each Locus you control.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Modern Horizons 3 Commander
- Price
- $0.28
- EDHREC rank
- #7499
Trenchpost enters untapped and taps for two mana of any color — but only if you control a land with a counter on it, which makes it dead weight in the wrong shell and an absurd accelerant in the right one. In Omo, Queen of Vesuva decks that pile counters onto lands as a core mechanic, the condition is trivially met from turn two onward, and Trenchpost just reads as a free Sol Ring.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Omo, Queen of Vesuva
Omo, Queen of Vesuva distributes counters onto lands as its primary engine, so Trenchpost's condition is live as early as turn two and stays live for the rest of the game — it's effectively a two-mana rock that taps for any two colors in this shell, which explains the 63% inclusion rate.
The Capitoline Triad
The Capitoline Triad cares about permanents entering with counters, and Trenchpost slots in as ramp that plays well in a counter-laden boardstate — it's not the engine card here, but it pulls its weight as fixing and acceleration when the deck is already distributing counters broadly.
Orvar, the All-Form
Orvar, the All-Form copies permanents when you target your own, and multiple Trenchpost copies each check the same shared condition, so one land with a counter enables every copy simultaneously — the combination of cheap cost, any-color output, and copy-friendly land typing makes it a clean fit.
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 |
Trenchpost is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, and Commander is the only format where it sees meaningful play. In Legacy and Vintage, two-mana rocks with conditions are simply outclassed by zero- and one-mana acceleration, so Trenchpost never competes there. In Commander, the relevant question is whether your deck reliably has a land with a counter in play — if yes, Trenchpost is among the best two-mana rocks available; if no, it's a worse Worn Powerstone. In Oathbreaker, the same logic applies at a faster pace, where early ramp matters more and the condition is harder to guarantee outside dedicated counter strategies.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.28 bulk tier
At $0.28, Trenchpost is deep bulk, and that price reflects its narrow playability outside counter-centric decks. It's not going anywhere price-wise — the ceiling is defined by how many Omo, Queen of Vesuva players exist, and a foil pickup under a dollar is the only speculative angle worth considering if you're building that deck.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Omo, Queen of Vesuva
- The Capitoline Triad
- Orvar, the All-Form
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.