Is Wasteland legal in Standard, Modern, and Commander?

Wasteland is legal in: Legacy, Vintage, Commander.

Wasteland

Q: What type of card is Wasteland?

Wasteland is a Land. Its oracle text reads: "{T}: Add {C}. {T}, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land. *"The land promises nothing and keeps its promise." —Oracle *en*-Vec*"

Land

: Add .

, Sacrifice this land: Destroy target nonbasic land.

*"The land promises nothing and keeps its promise."

—Oracle *en*-Vec*

Set Eternal Masters

Rarity Rare

Mana Value 0

Artist Eytan Zana

Collector # 248

Scryfall

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

Why Play Wasteland

Land destruction becomes a powerful tempo play when it costs zero mana to deploy the effect. Aggressive decks in Legacy frequently run Wasteland to disrupt opponents' manabase while maintaining their own curve, particularly effective against greedy three-color strategies relying heavily on dual lands. The colorless mana production ensures it never enters tapped, making it a nearly free inclusion in any deck that can afford the occasional colorless source.

Format Notes

Legacy represents Wasteland's primary competitive home, where it serves as a crucial piece of mana denial strategy alongside other resource disruption. The abundance of fetchlands and dual lands in Legacy makes nearly every opponent a viable target, creating consistent value from the sacrifice ability. Commander players occasionally include it for targeted land removal, though its impact diminishes significantly in multiplayer games where affecting only one opponent provides less overall advantage.

Combos & Synergies

Life from the Loam creates a powerful engine by returning sacrificed Wastelands to hand, enabling repeated land destruction over multiple turns. Crucible of Worlds produces similar value by allowing Wasteland to be replayed directly from the graveyard each turn. Strip Mine effects stack well together, so decks running Wasteland often include additional non-basic land hate like Ghost Quarter or Tectonic Edge to create a comprehensive mana denial package.