Card Guides
Best Utility Lands in Commander
Command Tower for fixing, Boseiju and Bojuka Bog for an answer that costs nothing but a land slot. Lands that do more than just tap for mana.
What makes a utility land good
- Whether it costs you tempo. A land that enters tapped is a real cost; one that doesn't is close to free utility.
- How often the effect actually comes up, versus how good it looks on paper.
- Whether it still functions as a land when the utility isn't relevant, so it's never a dead draw.
Fixing lands
Utility that's relevant every game, not just some of them.
Answer lands
An answer to a specific problem, held in reserve until you need it.
Bojuka Bog ↗
Enters tapped, but exiles a target player's graveyard the moment it does. A real answer to reanimator or recursion strategies that costs a land slot instead of a spell slot.
Boseiju, Who Endures ↗
A land the vast majority of the time, and an instant-speed answer to an artifact, enchantment or nonbasic land when discarded through channel. Costs nothing to include.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the best utility land in Commander?
Command Tower, for any deck that isn't mono-colored: it fixes every color in your commander's identity with no downside. For pure utility beyond mana, Boseiju, Who Endures is close to free since it's a functional land the rest of the time.
Are utility lands worth running over a basic?
Usually yes when the utility is real and the land doesn't cost tempo (entering tapped). A land that does something extra for the same job a basic does is close to a free upgrade, as long as it still produces the mana your deck needs.
Should graveyard hate live in my land slots?
It's one of the most efficient places to put it. Bojuka Bog answers a graveyard strategy without spending a spell slot on an effect you might not need every game, at the cost of entering tapped.
How many utility lands should a Commander deck run?
There's no fixed number, since it depends on how much utility your land count can afford to spend on effects instead of raw fixing. See how many lands to run and the land and mana base guide for the tradeoffs.
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