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Best Manabase for

Hakbal of the Surging Soul

Legendary Creature — Merfolk Scout

· UG

· #35 (23,853 decks)

At the beginning of combat on your turn, each Merfolk creature you control explores. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on the exploring creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.) Whenever Hakbal attacks, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. If you don't, draw a card.

Budget

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No tap-lands Fetchable only Snow basics

35 lands · total $20.49 budget: $100

Composition 19 Basics 8 Other Nonbasic 1 Check Lands 1 Hideaway Lands (Lorwyn) 1 Karoos (Bouncelands) 1 Pain Lands 1 Reveal Lands (Shadows / Snarls) 1 Shock Lands 1 Slow Lands 1 Temples (Scry Lands)

Top Lands · By Real-Deck Inclusion

$20.49 16

Basics

$1.13 19

Best Pricey Adds · Real-Deck Upgrades

Lands real expensive-variant Hakbal of the Surging Soul decks run that your current build doesn't include yet. Ranked by how often they appear in actual decks.

Misty Rainforest

78% of expensive decks

$36.89

Tropical Island

77% of expensive decks

$566.78

Rejuvenating Springs

77% of expensive decks

$6.37

Cavern of Souls

74% of expensive decks

$49.73

Boseiju, Who Endures

64% of expensive decks

$49.98

Otawara, Soaring City

57% of expensive decks

$30.83

Three Tree City

52% of expensive decks

$22.28

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

47% of expensive decks

$15.89

Hedge Maze

41% of expensive decks

$13.13

Willowrush Verge

41% of expensive decks

$8.70

Flooded Strand

26% of expensive decks

$15.93

Polluted Delta

25% of expensive decks

$19.69

About This Manabase

Hakbal of the Surging Soul is a UG commander with a UG color identity, so any land that produces only those colors is fair game. Our auto-built manabase above starts at the Optimized $100 tier and ranks every pick by how often real EDHREC decks actually run it — so shocks and fetches show up where the budget allows, dropping to scry lands, gain lands, and tap-duals as the cap tightens.

Pick a tier above to reshape the manabase. The Budget ($25) tier mirrors what budget-deck players actually run — mostly basics and the cheapest utility lands; Optimized ($100) shifts to the “default” EDHREC variant with shocks, fast lands, and a couple of fetches when the budget allows; Unlimited uses the expensive-variant data — originals, full fetch suites, and premium duals appear when in identity. Filter out tap-lands for faster decks, or pin yourself to fetchable lands for a fetch-heavy ramp shell.