Mirkwood

Mirkwood

Comments
· Land
Common · The Hobbit · Art by Leon Tukker
This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {B} or {G}. {2}{B}{G}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: Put two +1/+1 counters on target Bear, Spider, or Wolf you control. Activate only as a sorcery.
Predicted power
Standard 26 Eng.FUsr.

Unlike 35-point Great Hall of the Biblioplex, Mirkwood always enters tapped; its costly tribal pump lacks a supplied competitive shell.

Band speculativeConfidence 68%

Could be wrong if Revealed or existing Standard Bear, Spider, or Wolf support could make the land a low-cost inclusion.

Pioneer 21 Eng.FUsr.

It is far below Takenuma, Abandoned Mire as a utility land: tapped fixing and a five-land-speed tribal pump are not Pioneer-rate.

Band speculativeConfidence 76%

Could be wrong if A resilient Golgari creature-tribal list could value the effect enough to accept a tapped land.

Modern 17 Eng.FUsr.

Modern lands need immediate mana or impactful utility; Mirkwood is much weaker than Boseiju, Who Endures and has no credible supplied home.

Band speculativeConfidence 84%

Could be wrong if A new high-density Bear, Spider, or Wolf shell could make a one-of utility land marginally viable.

Legacy 16 Eng.FUsr.

Even 67-point Undercity Sewers offers broadly useful selection; an always-tapped dual with a slow tribal pump is severely off-rate here.

Band speculativeConfidence 87%

Could be wrong if A Lands-style shell or unusual tribal payoff could exploit the sacrifice clause, though none is supplied.

Pauper 28 Eng.FUsr.

It is inferior to artifact lands such as Drossforge Bridge in synergy decks, while the expensive conditional pump rarely repays the tapped-land cost.

Band speculativeConfidence 72%

Could be wrong if A competitive black-green Bear, Spider, or Wolf strategy could make its late-game counter mode relevant.

Commander 34 Eng.D-Usr.

Matching tribal decks can use the late mana sink, but an always-tapped two-color land is far less attractive than Command Tower or stronger utility lands.

Best home Golgari Bear/Spider/Wolf tribalBand fringeConfidence 66%

Could be wrong if If a commander strongly rewards these creature types or +1/+1 counters, the nearly free land-slot effect improves.

Limited 52 Eng.CUsr.

Tapped black-green fixing normally makes two-color decks, and at five lands it can turn a matching creature into a meaningful threat.

Best home Black-green creature decksBand playableConfidence 39%

Could be wrong if Unknown fixing, speed, and Bear/Spider/Wolf density determine whether this is merely filler or a solid fixing pick.

Tapped tribal utility land

“Mirkwood is weak competitive fixing with a narrow, expensive tribal mana sink; it is chiefly a Limited playable.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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