Yavimaya Coast
Land
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- CMC
- 0
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander
- Price
- $0.37
- EDHREC rank
- #134
Yavimaya Coast enters untapped and produces blue or green mana immediately, at the cost of 1 life per colored mana — a trade nearly every green-blue or green-blue-X deck makes without hesitation. Even in a five-color shell like Ulalek, Fused Atrocity, where every pip of the right color on turn two can matter, that 1-life tax is irrelevant against the consistency it buys.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity runs five colors and needs every dual it can get; Yavimaya Coast fills the green-blue slot reliably on turn one without entering tapped, which matters when Ulalek's five-color cost demands precise mana from the earliest turns.
Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer
Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer wants green mana to cast morph creatures and blue mana to cash in Kadena's free draw trigger — Yavimaya Coast covers both pips off a single land drop, which is exactly the flexibility the deck needs to keep its engine moving.
Ms. Bumbleflower
Ms. Bumbleflower sits in green-blue and leans on early mana to deploy enchantments and stax pieces ahead of curve; Yavimaya Coast is a no-brainer include because it enters untapped and supports both colors without asking anything beyond 1 life.
Saheeli, Radiant Creator
Saheeli, Radiant Creator operates in green-blue-red and often needs green acceleration early and blue mana to activate Saheeli's abilities — Yavimaya Coast handles both and slots cleanly into the blue-green half of the mana base.
Ureni of the Unwritten
Ureni of the Unwritten is a green-blue commander that wants to hit land drops and cast large spells on time; Yavimaya Coast provides untapped dual mana in the early turns where setting up the board matters most.
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, Yavimaya Coast is a staple — any two- or three-color deck containing green and blue runs it as a matter of course, and five-color decks take it as one of the cheapest untapped dual options available. In Modern and Pioneer, it competes with fetchable dual lands and faster alternatives, so it sees play primarily in budget builds or in sideboards where the life loss is negligible. Legacy and Vintage have access to the full suite of original dual lands, which means Yavimaya Coast rarely makes the cut in those formats outside of niche budget lists. Across every format where it's legal, the card's case is the same: untapped, two relevant colors, minimal cost.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.37 bulk tier
At $0.37, Yavimaya Coast sits firmly in bulk territory — it's been widely reprinted, which keeps the price floor low and means you can pick up copies without a second thought. There's no meaningful price risk here; it's a staple you should own in multiples and never worry about.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Ulalek, Fused Atrocity
- Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer
- Ms. Bumbleflower
- Saheeli, Radiant Creator
- Ureni of the Unwritten
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.