Unclaimed Territory
Land
As this land enters, choose a creature type.
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.: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a creature spell of the chosen type.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Commander 2020
- Price
- $0.36
- EDHREC rank
- #240
Unclaimed Territory enters untapped and immediately fixes mana for any creature type you name — the only cost is that the mana it produces can't pay for non-creature spells. In a tribal deck like Clavileño, First of the Blessed where nearly every spell is a creature, that restriction rarely matters, making this an auto-include over a basic land.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Clavileño, First of the Blessed
Clavileño, First of the Blessed runs a Vampire-dense 99, and Unclaimed Territory ensures every Vampire spell is castable regardless of how awkward the mana base gets in Orzhov.
Admiral Brass, Unsinkable
Admiral Brass, Unsinkable wants wall-to-wall Pirates across multiple colors, and Unclaimed Territory smooths out the Grixis mana without entering tapped or costing life.
Hakbal of the Surging Soul
Hakbal of the Surging Soul commands a Merfolk tribal engine where hitting your curve every turn is non-negotiable, and Unclaimed Territory provides the off-color blue or green pip you need on demand.
Millicent, Restless Revenant
Millicent, Restless Revenant fills the board with Spirits, and Unclaimed Territory lets a two-color mana base support whatever Spirit payoffs push into a third color.
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored needs to resolve Dinosaurs on curve to trigger discover, and Unclaimed Territory handles the four-color mana demands that would otherwise require significantly more expensive lands.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Unclaimed Territory is a staple for any tribal deck that spreads across two or more colors — the enters-untapped, no-life-loss fixing is simply hard to replicate at this price point. In Modern and Pioneer, it anchors competitive tribal shells like Humans, Spirits, and Merfolk, where consistent early mana outweighs the inability to cast noncreature spells off it. Legacy has access to better fixing, so Unclaimed Territory sees narrower play there, mostly in tribal strategies that want redundancy beyond Cavern of Souls. It's not legal in Standard or Pauper, which keeps its demand concentrated in eternal and Commander formats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.36 bulk tier
At $0.36, Unclaimed Territory sits firmly in bulk territory despite being a genuine staple across multiple formats. The price reflects wide reprint availability rather than low demand — it's safe to pick up copies without worrying about overpaying.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.