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.Why Play Azorius Chancery
Budget mana bases benefit greatly from this dual land's ability to produce both white and blue mana, despite entering tapped. The bounce effect creates card advantage by letting you replay lands with enter-the-battlefield effects or fix awkward opening hands with too many lands. Control decks appreciate the mana fixing for early counterspells and removal, while the tempo loss from entering tapped matters less in longer games where you're not pressuring opponents immediately.Format Notes
Commander represents the strongest home for Azorius Chancery, where the slower pace accommodates tapped lands and the bounce effect provides utility throughout longer games. Pauper occasionally sees play in control shells that need reliable mana fixing on a budget. Modern and Legacy rarely feature this card due to superior untapped dual land options, though it occasionally appears in very budget-conscious builds or specific synergy decks.Combos & Synergies
Landfall triggers gain extra value when you can bounce and replay lands, making cards like Rampaging Baloths more explosive. Lotus Cobra turns the bounce into a net-positive mana play, generating extra colored mana when you replay the returned land. Cards with "enters tapped unless you control two or more lands" like Choked Estuary become more reliable since you can bounce basics to ensure they enter untapped.Featured in These Decks
- Urza’s Iron Alliance Commander
- Timeless Wisdom Commander
- Subjective Reality Commander
- Stalwart Unity Commander
- Spirit Squadron Commander
- Political Puppets Commander
