Mystic Sanctuary
Land — Island
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This land enters tapped unless you control three or more other Islands.
When this land enters untapped, you may put target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard on top of your library.
Set
Murders at Karlov Manor Commander
Rarity
Common
Mana Value
0
Artist
Randy Vargas
Collector #
277
Why Play Mystic Sanctuary
Blue decks running multiple Islands can leverage this land for powerful late-game recursion without sacrificing mana consistency. The ability to repeatedly buy back key instant and sorcery spells creates significant card advantage, especially in control matchups where every spell matters. Running 2-3 copies allows you to set up loops where you can recur the same powerful spell multiple times, turning dead cards in your graveyard into live threats.Format Notes
Banned in Modern and Pauper due to its oppressive impact on those formats, where cheap cantrips and counterspells created unbreakable soft locks. Legacy and Pioneer see regular play in blue control and combo decks that can easily meet the Island requirement. Commander tables frequently include this in any blue deck running sufficient basic Islands, as the political nature of multiplayer games makes the recursion less oppressive while still highly valuable.Combos & Synergies
Brainstorm creates an immediate engine where you can put the recurred spell back in your hand while shuffling away unwanted cards. Time Warp effects become particularly devastating when you can repeatedly buy them back for extra turns. Counterspell recursion allows control decks to maintain permission density in longer games, while cheap cantrips like Ponder help find and reuse the sanctuary effect consistently.Featured in These Decks
- Revenant Recon Commander
