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Land
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Why is this card good?
Battlefield Forge is a premium dual land for any Boros (RW) deck, and it's a no-brainer inclusion in two-color and many three-plus-color decks running red and white.
The key sell: it enters untapped and taps for either of your colors immediately, with no conditions. The 1 damage to yourself is trivial in a 40-life format where your bigger threats are board wipes and combo, not chip damage. You'll often grab colorless instead to dodge the ping entirely when you don't need a specific color.
- Wants it: Boros aggro, equipment/voltron (Wyleth, Isshin), tokens, and any aggressive shell where untapped lands matter for tempo.
- Pair it alongside Clifftop Retreat, Sacred Foundry, and other fast duals to build a consistent mana base.
When to skip: dedicated lifeloss-punishing or lifegain-matters lines are rare downsides, but realistically the only reason not to run it is budget — and it's cheap. In mono-color or non-RW decks it does nothing useful.
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Printings (22)
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Played by these commanders
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity100% of 2
Osgir, the Reconstructor100% of 1
Olivia, Opulent Outlaw100% of 1
Quintorius, History Chaser100% of 1
Shiko and Narset, Unified100% of 1
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER100% of 2
Jirina Kudro100% of 1
Dihada, Binder of Wills100% of 1
Terra, Herald of Hope100% of 2
Satya, Aetherflux Genius100% of 2
Rulings (2)
- 2015-06-22
Like most lands, each land in this cycle is colorless. The damage dealt to you is dealt by a colorless source.
- 2015-06-22
The damage dealt to you is part of the second mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.