USD
$1.06
USD foil
$1.88
EUR
€0.75
MTGO
0.04 tix
Arid Archway
Land — Desert
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. If another Desert was returned this way, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
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Surveil
Commander bracket
1
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Fits any bracket
No Game Changer, land denial, extra turns or two-card combos.
Derived from card traits, not a ruling — bracket rules turn on how a deck intends to use a card. Bracket rules
EDHREC
Salt Score
0.07
How much players resent seeing this card. The scale tops out around 3.1.
Combos 182
Kodama of the East Tree+Tireless Provisioner+Arid Archway
Infinite artifact ETBInfinite artifact LTBInfinite artifact sacrifice triggersInfinite artifact tokensInfinite colored manaInfinite Food tokensInfinite landfall triggersInfinite lifegainInfinite lifegain triggersInfinite Treasure tokens
5,094 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Scute Swarm+Arid Archway
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
4,693 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Rampaging Baloths+Arid Archway
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
3,341 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Arid Archway+Springheart Nantuko
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
2,672 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Tireless Tracker+Arid Archway
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite Clue tokensInfinite landfall triggers
2,631 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Retreat to Coralhelm+Walking Atlas+Arid Archway
Infinite landfall triggers
2,169 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Field of the Dead+Arid Archway
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
2,018 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Retreat to Coralhelm+Arid Archway+PuPu UFO
Infinite landfall triggers
1,574 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Omnath, Locus of Rage+Arid Archway
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
1,427 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Retreat to Coralhelm+Sakura-Tribe Scout+Arid Archway
Infinite landfall triggers
1,399 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Zendikar's Roil+Arid Archway
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
1,273 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Retreat to Coralhelm+Llanowar Scout+Arid Archway
Infinite landfall triggers
1,068 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Patron of the Moon+Amulet of Vigor+Arid Archway
Infinite colorless manaInfinite landfall triggers
1,029 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Toggo, Goblin Weaponsmith+Arid Archway
Infinite artifact tokensInfinite landfall triggersInfinite Rock tokens
996 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Patron of the Moon+Tiller Engine+Arid Archway
Infinite colorless manaInfinite landfall triggers
963 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Greensleeves, Maro-Sorcerer+Arid Archway
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
900 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Felidar Retreat+Arid Archway
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
855 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Retreat to Coralhelm+Scaled Herbalist+Arid Archway
Infinite landfall triggers
845 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Retreat to Coralhelm+Skyshroud Ranger+Arid Archway
Infinite landfall triggers
715 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Hazezon, Shaper of Sand+Kodama of the East Tree+Arid Archway
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
631 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Chocobo Racetrack+Arid Archway
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggersInfinitely powerful Bird tokens you control until end of turn
531 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Sporemound+Arid Archway
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
470 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Walking Atlas+Arid Archway+Elven Raft-Steerer
Infinite landfall triggers
459 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Arid Archway+Sapling Nursery
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
432 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Arid Archway+Eusocial Engineering
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
420 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Arid Archway+Mole Man, Moloid Master
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
413 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Arid Archway+Elfsworn Giant
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
376 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Emeria Angel+Arid Archway
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
323 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Nesting Dragon+Arid Archway
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
313 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Zimone and Dina+Bloodghast+Retreat to Coralhelm+Arid Archway
Infinite card drawInfinite draw triggersNear-infinite creature ETBNear-infinite creature LTBNear-infinite creature sacrifice triggersNear-infinite death triggersNear-infinite landfall triggersPut all lands from your hand and library onto the battlefield
291 decks
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Kodama of the East Tree+Maja, Bretagard Protector+Arid Archway
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
278 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Sakashima of a Thousand Faces+Arid Archway
Infinite landfall triggers
277 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy+Retreat to Coralhelm+Tireless Provisioner+Arid Archway
Infinite landfall triggers
249 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Patron of the Moon+Lotus Cobra+Arid Archway
Infinite landfall triggers
216 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy+Retreat to Coralhelm+Lotus Cobra+Arid Archway
Infinite landfall triggers
204 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Spark Double+Arid Archway
Infinite landfall triggers
202 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Arid Archway+The Necrobloom
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
200 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Retreat to Coralhelm+Budoka Gardener // Dokai, Weaver of Life+Arid Archway
Infinite landfall triggers
194 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Patron of the Moon+Tireless Provisioner+Arid Archway
Infinite landfall triggers
191 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Zimone, Quandrix Prodigy+Retreat to Coralhelm+Spelunking+Arid Archway
Infinite colorless manaInfinite landfall triggers
184 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Llanowar Scout+Arid Archway+Elven Raft-Steerer
Infinite landfall triggers
166 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Sarinth Greatwurm+Arid Archway
Infinite landfall triggersInfinite tapped Powerstone tokens
165 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Sakura-Tribe Scout+Arid Archway+Elven Raft-Steerer
Infinite landfall triggers
155 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Patron of the Moon+Spelunking+Arid Archway
Infinite colorless manaInfinite landfall triggers
152 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Retreat to Emeria+Arid Archway
Infinite creature ETBInfinite creature tokensInfinite landfall triggers
143 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Kodama of the East Tree+Helm of the Host+Arid Archway
Infinite landfall triggers
141 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Skyshroud Ranger+Arid Archway+Elven Raft-Steerer
Infinite landfall triggers
125 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
Patron of the Moon+Archelos, Lagoon Mystic+Arid Archway
Infinite colorless manaInfinite landfall triggers
123 decks
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Scaled Herbalist+Arid Archway+Elven Raft-Steerer
Infinite landfall triggers
117 decks
Commander Spellbook ↗
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Format legality
Standard
Legal
Pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Legal
Vintage
Legal
Pauper
Not legal
Commander
Legal
Oathbreaker
Legal
Duel Commander
Legal
Brawl
Legal
Standard Brawl
Legal
Historic
Legal
Timeless
Legal
Alchemy
Not legal
Penny
Not legal
Premodern
Not legal
PreDH
Not legal
Pauper EDH
Not legal
Old School
Not legal
Future
Legal
Gladiator
Legal
Rulings
- 2024-04-12
Arid Archway will return itself to its owner’s hand if you control no other lands when its enters-the-battlefield ability resolves (or if you choose to return it to its owner’s hand despite controlling other lands). It’s almost never a good idea to play it on your first turn.
- 2024-04-12
Desert is a land subtype with no special meaning. It doesn’t grant the land an intrinsic mana ability. Other cards may care about which lands are Deserts.