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Best Manabase for

Volrath, the Shapestealer

Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Shapeshifter

· UBG

· #675 (3,750 decks)

At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a -1/-1 counter on up to one target creature. {1}: Until your next turn, Volrath becomes a copy of target creature with a counter on it, except it's 7/5 and it has this ability.

Budget

Filters

No tap-lands Fetchable only Snow basics

35 lands · total $76.40 budget: $100

Composition 16 Basics 5 Other Nonbasic 3 Check Lands 3 Shock Lands 2 Bond Lands 2 Pain Lands 1 Battle Lands 1 Slow Lands 1 Tri-lands 1 Triomes

Top Lands · By Real-Deck Inclusion

$76.40 19

Basics

$1.05 16

Best Pricey Adds · Real-Deck Upgrades

Lands real expensive-variant Volrath, the Shapestealer decks run that your current build doesn't include yet. Ranked by how often they appear in actual decks.

Underground Sea

94% of expensive decks

$941.24

Bayou

94% of expensive decks

$441.98

Tropical Island

93% of expensive decks

$566.78

Misty Rainforest

74% of expensive decks

$36.89

Verdant Catacombs

74% of expensive decks

$31.00

Polluted Delta

73% of expensive decks

$19.69

Morphic Pool

55% of expensive decks

$30.12

Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth

50% of expensive decks

$57.76

Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth

49% of expensive decks

$15.89

Boseiju, Who Endures

49% of expensive decks

$49.98

Otawara, Soaring City

36% of expensive decks

$30.83

Shipwreck Marsh

25% of expensive decks

$6.64

About This Manabase

Volrath, the Shapestealer is a UBG commander with a UBG 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.