Vineglimmer Snarl
Land
As this land enters, you may reveal a Forest or Island card from your hand. If you don't, this land enters tapped.
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Strixhaven: School of Mages Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #538
Vineglimmer Snarl enters untapped as long as you reveal a Forest or Island from your hand — a free untapped dual that costs nothing beyond deck construction in green-blue shells. Galadriel, Elven-Queen decks, which lean hard on both colors, almost universally run it for exactly this reason.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Galadriel, Elven-Queen
Galadriel, Elven-Queen is a Simic commander that wants both green and blue mana online early, and Vineglimmer Snarl delivers that without entering tapped — critical when you're trying to deploy Galadriel on curve and start drawing cards immediately.
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian operates in a color identity that touches blue and green, and Vineglimmer Snarl slots in as clean, budget-accessible fixing that doesn't slow the deck down by a full turn.
Saheeli, Radiant Creator
Saheeli, Radiant Creator's artifact-combo gameplan demands consistent mana across its color spread, and Vineglimmer Snarl provides the blue-green pip access without the tempo loss of a tapped land.
Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy
Gimbal, Gremlin Prodigy wants to be doing things early, and Vineglimmer Snarl pulls weight as untapped fixing in a shell that can't afford to stumble on mana in its first few turns.
Zimone, Infinite Analyst
Zimone, Infinite Analyst is a Simic commander that draws cards off land play, and Vineglimmer Snarl shows up in nearly three-quarters of Zimone decks because conditional untapped duals are exactly the cheap, consistent fixing the archetype needs.
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, Vineglimmer Snarl is a staple in any Simic or broader green-blue shell — the condition to reveal a Forest or Island is trivially easy to meet in decks that already run ten or more of each basic type. In Modern and Pioneer, it competes with fetchlands and shocklands in the same colors, so it's typically a budget slot rather than an optimal one; the lack of basic land types and the reveal condition both cost it points against Breeding Pool. Legacy and Vintage don't want it at all — those formats demand unconditional speed. Commander is where Vineglimmer Snarl genuinely earns its slot, and in two-color Simic builds especially, it's one of the better budget duals available.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't currently available for Vineglimmer Snarl, but the Snarl cycle has historically sat in the $0.50–$2.00 range depending on print runs and demand. It's a safe pickup at any price under a dollar for Commander players building in its colors.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.