The Index

Every MTG Land Cycle
Shocks · Fetches · Triomes

Every cycle of nonbasic lands — shocks, fetches, triomes, painlands, filter lands — organized by what they do. Each card shows the three priciest lands plus the full-set and average price.

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$9.79

$9.60

Shock Lands

First: RAV

Pay 2 life to ETB untapped. Have basic land types, so they're fetchable. The Modern/Pioneer manabase backbone.

Full $86.15 Avg $8.62

$36.65

$36.53

$31.85

Fetch Lands

First: ONS

The ten on-color fetch lands — allied (Onslaught/Khans) and enemy (Zendikar/MH3). ETB untapped, pay 1 life and sacrifice to search out any land with a matching basic type. The backbone of every multicolor manabase.

Triomes

First: IKO

Three-color lands with three basic land types — fetchable, cyclable. ETB tapped.

Original Dual Lands

First: LEA

The original 10 nonbasic dual lands with two basic land types. The most powerful and expensive duals ever printed.

Pain Lands

First: ICE

ETB untapped, tap for either color but deal 1 damage when tapped for colored mana. Originally from Ice Age + Apocalypse.

Check Lands

First: M10

ETB untapped if you control a basic land of either color. Reward for a basic-heavy manabase.

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Original Dual Lands

First: LEA

The original 10 nonbasic dual lands with two basic land types. The most powerful and expensive duals ever printed.

Shock Lands

First: RAV

Pay 2 life to ETB untapped. Have basic land types, so they're fetchable. The Modern/Pioneer manabase backbone.

Full $86.15 Avg $8.62

$0.67

$0.58

Pain Lands

First: ICE

ETB untapped, tap for either color but deal 1 damage when tapped for colored mana. Originally from Ice Age + Apocalypse.

Check Lands

First: M10

ETB untapped if you control a basic land of either color. Reward for a basic-heavy manabase.

Fast Lands

First: SOM

ETB untapped if you have 2 or fewer other lands. Best in aggressive decks.

Full $17.70 Avg $1.77

$14.92

$1.58

$1.08

Filter Lands

First: SHM

Tap for 1 colorless or pay 1 colored to filter into 2 specific colored mana. Originally from Shadowmoor + Eventide.

Full $20.91 Avg $2.09

$0.30

$0.28

$0.27

Battle Lands

First: BFZ

Tango lands. ETB untapped only if you control 2 or more basic lands. Have basic land types — fetchable.

Bond Lands

First: BBD

ETB untapped if you have 2+ opponents. Originally from Battlebond, designed for multiplayer / Commander.

Pathways

First: ZNR

Modal double-faced lands. Choose one color when it ETBs, taps for that color only.

Full $44.54 Avg $4.45

$0.32

$0.28

$0.26

Karoos (Bouncelands)

First: RAV

ETB tapped, return a land you control. The classic budget Commander dual cycle from original Ravnica block.

Temples (Scry Lands)

First: THS

ETB tapped, scry 1. Excellent budget fixing for slower decks. Theros block + reprints.

Gainlands

First: KTK

ETB tapped, gain 1 life. Cheap, common, dependable budget fixing. Khans of Tarkir + reprints.

Slow Lands

First: MID

ETB untapped only if you control 2 or more other lands. Innistrad: Midnight Hunt + Crimson Vow.

Full $14.62 Avg $1.46

$0.34

$0.31

$0.31

Reveal Lands (Shadows / Snarls)

First: SOI

Reveal a land of either color from your hand to ETB untapped. SOI shadow lands (allied) + STX snarl lands (enemy).

Refuges

First: ZEN

ETB tapped, gain 1 life. The Zendikar precursor to the Khans gain lands — allied colors only.

Cycling Lands (Bicycle)

First: AKH

ETB tapped, two basic land types (fetchable!), and cycling for 2. Amonkhet block — allied colors only.

Verge Lands

First: DSK

ETB untapped if you control a basic land of the right color. Foundations (2024). Modern Standard staple.

Full $93.11 Avg $9.31

$16.37

$15.94

$14.68

Surveil Lands

First: MKM

ETB tapped, surveil 1 (look at the top of your library, keep on top or put in graveyard). Murders at Karlov Manor.

Common Dual Lands

First: DMU

The ten common dual lands from Dominaria United — typed (e.g. Forest Island), enter tapped, fetchable, and power Domain. Widely reprinted since.

Final Fantasy Towns

First: FIN

Universes Beyond: Final Fantasy. Dual-color lands themed after iconic Final Fantasy locations.

Strixhaven Campuses

First: STX

Two-color lands tied to each Strixhaven college. ETB tapped, tap for one of two colors, scry/draw effect.

Kaldheim Snow Lands

First: KHM

Snow dual lands with two basic snow land types. ETB tapped. Fetchable by snow-aware effects.

Guild Gates

First: RTR

Common-rarity Gates with the Gate subtype. ETB tapped. Cheap budget fixing and gate-tribal payoff enabler.

Artifact Bridges

First: MH2

Modern Horizons 2 dual artifact lands. ETB tapped, sacrifice for two specific colored mana. Affinity & artifact-matters payoff.

Horizon Lands

First: FUT

ETB untapped, pay 1 + 1 life + sacrifice to draw a card. Originally Horizon Canopy (FUT), the cycle was completed in MH2.

Full $24.17 Avg $4.03

$9.21

$4.58

$1.18

Tribal Lands (Lorwyn)

First: LRW

Reveal a creature of the tribe to ETB untapped. One per Lorwyn block tribe (Merfolk, Faeries, Goblins, Elves, Giants).

Full $16.13 Avg $3.23

$0.22

$0.19

$0.19

Spider-Man Surveil Lands

First: SPM

Universes Beyond: Marvel's Spider-Man. Surveil lands themed after iconic NYC locations. Allied colors only.

New Capenna Duals

First: SNC

Streets of New Capenna. ETB tapped, then tap + sacrifice (pay mana) to draw a card. Allied colors only.

Desert Pingers

First: OTJ

Desert lands. ETB tapped, tap to deal 1 damage when you cast a spell that has a desert in its effect. Outlaws of Thunder Junction.

Tap Duals

First: M15

Plain ETB-tapped duals with no extra effect. Common-rarity, frequently reprinted in core sets, planeswalker decks, and Welcome decks.

Storage Lands (Time Spiral)

First: TSP

Time Spiral storage lands. ETB untapped for colorless; pay 1 to bank a storage counter, then spend counters for two colors at once. Allied colors only.

Snow Lands (Coldsnap)

First: CSP

Coldsnap snow duals. ETB tapped, two basic snow land types. Allied colors only.

Kamigawa Lands

First: CHK

Champions of Kamigawa. ETB tapped, tap for any one of two colors. Allied colors only.

Invasion Tapped Lands

First: INV

Invasion. ETB tapped, tap for any one of two colors. Allied colors only.

Tainted Lands

First: TOR

Torment. Tap for B; or tap for the partner color if you control a Swamp. Black-pair only — partial cycle (4 lands).

Odyssey Filter Lands

First: ODY

Odyssey block. ETB untapped (colorless). Pay 1 colored mana for two of one of two colors. Different from Shadowmoor filters!

Nap Lands

First: TMP

Tempest. ETB untapped, but doesn't untap during the next untap step. Allied colors only.

Tempest Slow Pain Lands

First: TMP

Tempest. ETB tapped. Pain when tapped for colored mana. Enemy colors only.

Depletion Lands

First: ICE

Ice Age. ETB untapped, tap for one of two colors but get a depletion counter; remove counter to use again. Allied colors only.

Future-Shifted Duals

First: FUT

Future Sight. Three unique high-utility duals: Nimbus Maze (WU), River of Tears (UB), Grove of the Burnwillows (RG). Each has a one-of-a-kind effect.

Full $16.04 Avg $5.35

Fetch Lands 2

$36.65

$36.53

$31.85

Fetch Lands

Mirage Fetch Lands (Slow Fetches)

First: MIR

Mirage. ETB tapped, sacrifice for a basic land of either color (untapped). The original fetch lands. Allied colors only.

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Triomes

First: IKO

Three-color lands with three basic land types — fetchable, cyclable. ETB tapped.

Tri-lands

First: ALA

The ten non-cycling tapped tri-color lands from Shards of Alara (shards) and Khans of Tarkir (wedges). ETB tapped, tap for any of three colors. The budget three-color staple — distinct from the cycling Triomes.

Full $2.61 Avg $0.26

Utility Lands 3