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Rakdos Carnarium
Price$0.27 – $1.74
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Rakdos Carnarium

Land

LegalRank #476

This land enters tapped.

When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand.

{T}: Add {B}{R}.

Why is this card good?

Rakdos Carnarium is one of the original "Karoo" bounce lands, and it's stronger in Commander than in 60-card formats for one big reason: it taps for two colors of mana off a single land. In a format defined by greedy mana bases, fixing two colors with one card is valuable, and the lifegain-adjacent tempo cost is more forgiving over long games. The bounce is also a feature, not just a bug. It re-enables landfall triggers (Lotus Cobra, Tireless Tracker, Avenger of Zalandar-style payoffs) and lets you replay ETB-tapped lands or fetch-style effects. It's a natural include in any two-color Rakdos deck, and especially in landfall or ramp-heavy builds. Don't play it in fast, low-curve aggro or cEDH decks where the tapped-land tempo hit and the card-disadvantage of returning a land genuinely matter. It also gets awkward if you're light on lands — bouncing your only untapped source can cost you a turn. Solid, unflashy fixing for casual-to-midrange tables.

Related cards

Dimir AqueductUB

Same Karoo bounce land cycle, produces UB instead of BR.

Izzet BoilerworksUR

Karoo bounce land producing UR, identical mechanics.

Gruul TurfRG

Karoo bounce land producing RG, same enters-tapped bounce effect.

Golgari Rot FarmBG

Karoo bounce land producing BG with same bounce design.

Bojuka BogB

Another enters-tapped utility land for BR decks.

Blood CryptBR

Premium untapped BR dual land alternative for fixing.

Dragonskull SummitBR

BR check land that often enters untapped, better fixing.

Smoldering MarshBR

BR battle land offering dual color fixing without bounce drawback.

Printings (22)

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gk2RNA Guild Kit · #77C$0.32Buy
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imaIconic Masters · #245U$0.40Buy
c17Commander 2017 · #270C$0.40Buy
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c16Commander 2016 · #315U$0.42Buy
mm2Modern Masters 2015 · #247U$0.27Buy
c13Commander 2013 · #313C$0.41Buy
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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.

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