Creeping Tar Pit
Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate 888 • rare
- Set
- Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
- Collector number
- 888
- Rarity
- Rare
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jason Felix
- Market price
- $0.34
What it does
This land enters tapped.
tap: Add blue mana or black mana.
1 generic mana blue mana black mana: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 3/2 blue and black Elemental creature. It's still a land. It can't be blocked this turn.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Creeping Tar Pit was first introduced in the 2010 Worldwake expansion, designed as part of a cycle of enemy-colored creature lands intended to provide late-game utility for control decks. The card allows players to tap mana to animate the land into a 3/2 elemental creature that cannot be blocked, offering a resilient win condition that avoids common sorcery-speed removal. Its design emphasizes the 'manland' archetype, a staple mechanic in Magic: The Gathering that balances resource development with offensive pressure.
This specific printing, numbered 888, appears in the Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate set. The illustration maintains the haunting, viscous aesthetic of the original, depicting the swampy terrain rising to strike. While the mechanical function remains consistent with its history in competitive formats, this version was released to support the draft-heavy environment of the Baldur's Gate expansion, bringing a classic utility land to a wider audience of casual and commander players.
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