Land-based strategies get a massive power boost from recurring key utility lands like Strip Mine, Wasteland, or fetchlands from your graveyard. The artifact shines in grindy matchups where card advantage matters, letting you hit land drops consistently while your opponents struggle with mana. Playing it on turn three sets up powerful late-game engines, especially in decks that can sacrifice or discard lands for value.
Format Notes
Legacy sees the most competitive play, where it enables powerful land-based prison strategies alongside Wasteland and Life from the Loam. Commander represents its strongest format presence as a staple in landfall decks, ramp strategies, and any deck running utility lands. The card maintains steady relevance across eternal formats but sees limited play in faster formats like Modern where the three-mana investment competes with more immediate threats.
Combos & Synergies
Strip Mine and Wasteland become repeatable land destruction engines that can lock opponents out of the game entirely. Life from the Loam creates incredible card advantage loops, filling your graveyard with lands while Crucible ensures you can play them all. Fetchlands like Windswept Heath gain additional value by providing extra deck thinning and mana fixing each turn, while landfall creatures benefit from the consistent extra land drops.
