Wooded Bastion
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Double Masters
- Price
- $14.87
- EDHREC rank
- #2013
Wooded Bastion enters untapped and produces either a colorless mana or, by tapping two permanents, a white or green mana — that flexibility is exactly what two-color commanders like Sigarda, Host of Herons need to hit on-curve. At roughly $15, it costs more than a basic Forest but less than most premium dual lands, and in a GW shell it earns every penny.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Sigarda, Host of Herons
Sigarda, Host of Herons costs five mana with a GGW pip requirement, and Wooded Bastion's ability to supply either green or white on demand makes it one of the cleaner ways to hit that cost without stumbling on color.
Emiel the Blessed
Emiel the Blessed leans hard on repeated activations that want both green and white mana in the same turn, and Wooded Bastion pulls double duty as both a reliable colorless source and a fixer when you need that second color for a bounce or protection spell.
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 |
Commander is where Wooded Bastion does its best work — slower games mean the tap-two-permanents clause rarely hurts, and two-color GW strategies are common enough that demand is consistent. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but effectively invisible, crowded out by Savannah and the full suite of free dual lands that see competitive play. Oathbreaker follows the same logic as Commander: fine for a GW pairing, never a priority pick.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
Sunpetal Grove and Canopy Vista both come in under $2 and cover the same GW fixing, though both carry conditions — Grove needs a Forest or Plains in play, and Vista enters tapped unless you control two basics. If the untapped guarantee is what you're paying for with Wooded Bastion, neither replacement fully replicates it, but either works in a land-heavy, slower build where turn-one untapped access isn't critical.
Price Context
Current price
$14.87 mid tier
At $14.87, Wooded Bastion sits in the mid tier — not a budget pick, but not a Horizon Canopy either. Its price is stable because demand is consistent across any casual GW Commander build, and that's unlikely to change.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.