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Best Manabase for

Sergeant John Benton

Legendary Creature — Human Soldier

· WG

· #577 (4,611 decks)

Trample, haste Share Intelligence — Whenever Sergeant John Benton deals combat damage to a player, you and that player each draw that many cards.

Budget

Filters

No tap-lands Fetchable only Snow basics

35 lands · total $43.99 budget: $100

Composition 23 Basics 3 Other Nonbasic 1 Battle Lands 1 Bond Lands 1 Check Lands 1 Fetch Lands 1 Odyssey Filter Lands 1 Pain Lands 1 Reveal Lands (Shadows / Snarls) 1 Shock Lands 1 Slow Lands

Top Lands · By Real-Deck Inclusion

$43.99 12

Basics

$1.61 23

Best Pricey Adds · Real-Deck Upgrades

Lands real expensive-variant Sergeant John Benton decks run that your current build doesn't include yet. Ranked by how often they appear in actual decks.

Savannah

80% of expensive decks

$394.27

Boseiju, Who Endures

78% of expensive decks

$49.98

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

70% of expensive decks

$15.89

Hushwood Verge

50% of expensive decks

$6.68

Wooded Bastion

46% of expensive decks

$13.08

Gemstone Caverns

44% of expensive decks

$50.46

Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire

41% of expensive decks

$6.09

Talon Gates of Madara

37% of expensive decks

$18.63

Reflecting Pool

37% of expensive decks

$13.98

Strip Mine

34% of expensive decks

$19.80

Lush Portico

30% of expensive decks

$6.03

Misty Rainforest

27% of expensive decks

$36.89

About This Manabase

Sergeant John Benton is a WG commander with a WG 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.