Volatile Fjord
Snow Land — Island Mountain
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This land enters tapped.
- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- RU
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kaldheim
- Price
- $0.88
- EDHREC rank
- #4762
Volatile Fjord enters tapped, which is the real cost — but it produces both blue and red without any condition, making it a reliable dual for Izzet decks that can't afford to care about basic land types. In Aegar, the Freezing Flame builds specifically, that consistency matters more than the tempo loss.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Aegar, the Freezing Flame
Aegar, the Freezing Flame needs both blue and red mana on curve to function, and Volatile Fjord delivers both unconditionally — in a strategy full of Giants, spells, and triggered draw effects, a guaranteed dual is worth the enters-tapped penalty.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Volatile Fjord fills the role of a budget unconditional dual in Izzet or three-color decks that include blue and red — it's not exciting, but it never fails you. Pauper is where it sees the most competitive relevance, slotting into Izzet Faeries and similar tempo strategies as an accessible dual at common. In Modern and Pioneer, it's outclassed by fetchable duals and shock lands, so you'll only see it in strict budget builds. Legacy and Vintage have so many better options that Volatile Fjord is effectively invisible in those formats.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.88 bulk tier
At $0.88, Volatile Fjord sits in bulk dual territory — cheap enough to throw into any budget Izzet manabase without a second thought. Tapped duals at common rarely spike, so there's no urgency either way; it's a stable, low-cost filler piece.
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Mentioned
- Aegar, the Freezing Flame
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.