Price$0.17 – $1.83
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Land
LegalRank #461
This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.
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Why is this card good?
Boros Garrison is the classic "Karoo" bounce land for any deck running red-white. It produces two mana of two colors from a single land, which is genuinely strong fixing — effectively making your next land drop count for two mana. That's exactly what color-hungry midrange and value decks want.
The catch is the tempo hit: it enters tapped and bounces a land, so you're down a land drop the turn you play it. That stings in fast, aggressive Boros lists or any deck trying to curve out smoothly. The trick is to bounce another tapland or a fetchland for extra value, smoothing the downside.
Play it in casual-to-mid power RW decks that prioritize consistent fixing over speed — token/go-wide, equipment-voltron, or anything mana-hungry. Avoid it in high-power or competitive builds where the tempo loss is unacceptable, and skip it if your manabase already has plenty of untapped dual sources. It's a budget-friendly fixer, not a premium one.
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Printings (23)
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Played by these commanders
Zedruu the Greathearted100% of 1
Dihada, Binder of Wills100% of 1
Breya, Etherium Shaper100% of 1
Marath, Will of the Wild100% of 1
Kaalia of the Vast100% of 2
Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas100% of 2
Edgar Markov100% of 1
Kaust, Eyes of the Glade100% of 1
Ghired, Conclave Exile100% of 1
Gavi, Nest Warden100% of 1
Rulings (1)
- 2013-04-15
If this land enters the battlefield and you control no other lands, its ability will force you to return it to your hand.