Waterveil Cavern
Land
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- BU
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.34
- EDHREC rank
- #22879
Waterveil Cavern taps for either blue or black mana without any additional cost, making it a clean dual land for Dimir and allied-color strategies. The tradeoff is that it enters tapped, which means it costs you a full tempo on the turn you play it — acceptable at the right curve, punishing in the wrong hand.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Waterveil Cavern is a serviceable budget dual for any deck running blue and black, where the enters-tapped penalty is easiest to absorb across a longer game. In Legacy and Vintage, tapped lands are a near-disqualifying drawback — the formats move too fast for Waterveil Cavern to see any serious play. Modern is legal but the same logic applies; better untapped options exist at every price point. Oathbreaker mirrors Commander in tolerance for slower mana, so it's equally at home there.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.34 bulk tier
At $0.34, Waterveil Cavern is deep bulk — you're paying almost nothing for functional two-color fixing. That price is unlikely to move in either direction; it fills a slot when you need a cheap dual and nothing more.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.