Is Sunpetal Grove legal in Standard, Modern, and Commander?

Sunpetal Grove is legal in: Modern, Pioneer, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Historic.

What type of card is Sunpetal Grove?

Sunpetal Grove is a Land. Its oracle text reads: "This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest or a Plains. {T}: Add {G} or {W}. *To the Sun Empire, any place where daylight brightens the jungle floor is sacred ground.*"

Sunpetal Grove

Land

This land enters tapped unless you control a Forest or a Plains.

: Add or .

*To the Sun Empire, any place where daylight brightens the jungle floor is sacred ground.*

Set Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander

Rarity Rare

Mana Value 0

Artist Dimitar Marinski

Collector # 399

Scryfall

Standard	Not legal
Pioneer	Legal
Modern	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Vintage	Legal
Commander	Legal
Pauper	Not legal
Historic	Legal

Why Play Sunpetal Grove

Dual lands that produce both green and white mana are essential for consistent two-color decks, and Sunpetal Grove offers this fixing at a reasonable cost. The key advantage over basic lands is accessing both colors from a single land slot, while the conditional untapped entry makes it superior to always-enters-tapped options like Blossoming Sands. Aggressive Selesnya decks particularly benefit since they can sequence basic lands early to ensure Grove enters untapped on turns two and three when mana efficiency matters most.

Format Notes

Grove sees heavy play in Pioneer and Modern Selesnya strategies, from aggressive creatures decks to midrange value engines. Commander players frequently include it in green-white decks as reliable mana fixing, though the enters-tapped drawback matters less in multiplayer games. The card has maintained steady playability across multiple Standard rotations and remains a budget-friendly option for competitive dual-color manabase construction in eternal formats.

Combos & Synergies

Basic Forest and Plains are obvious enablers, but fetchlands like Windswept Heath provide the most synergy by grabbing basics early to turn on Grove immediately. Dryad of the Ilysian Grove makes all your lands count as all basic land types, ensuring Grove always enters untapped. Domain cards like Scion of Draco gain additional value when Grove contributes to your basic land type count, making it useful beyond simple mana fixing.