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Land
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Why is this card good?
Yavimaya Coast is a premium dual land for any Simic (GU) deck, and the reason is simple: it enters untapped and produces both your colors immediately. In Commander, where games go long and mana consistency wins, an untapped dual that fixes colors turn one is worth far more than the 1 damage it occasionally costs you.
The painland cycle shines specifically in two- or three-color decks that demand fast, reliable mana — think combo, cEDH, or any deck where tempo matters and a tapland on a key turn loses the game. The colorless option is a nice bonus when you're just floating mana or activating colorless costs.
When to skip it: your 40-life total makes the pain trivial early, but in aggressive metas or against burn/aristocrats decks pinging you, repeated self-damage adds up. Also, if your deck is heavily landfall or doesn't need both colors urgently, a basic, dual-typed land, or a slow tapland may serve you fine with zero downside.
Bottom line: a near-auto-include in competitive Simic mana bases.
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Printings (23)
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Played by these commanders
Morophon, the Boundless100% of 1
Omo, Queen of Vesuva100% of 2
Zimone, Infinite Analyst100% of 1
Kalamax, the Stormsire100% of 1
Ms. Bumbleflower100% of 1
Kadena, Slinking Sorcerer100% of 1
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters100% of 1
Saheeli, Radiant Creator100% of 1
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler100% of 1
Eshki, Temur's Roar100% of 1
Rulings (2)
- 2015-06-22
Like most lands, each land in this cycle is colorless. The damage dealt to you is dealt by a colorless source.
- 2015-06-22
The damage dealt to you is part of the second mana ability. It doesn't use the stack and can't be responded to.