Tainted Wood
Commander Masters 1040 • uncommon
- Set
- Commander Masters
- Collector number
- 1040
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Type
- Land
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Rob Alexander
- Market price
- $1.53
What it does
tap: Add colorless mana.
tap: Add black mana or green mana. Activate only if you control a Swamp.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Tainted Wood first appeared in the Torment expansion of Magic: The Gathering in 2002. As a land card that taps for colorless mana or colored mana depending on the presence of a Swamp, it was designed to support the set's heavy black-aligned mechanical themes and color-shifting philosophy. This specific iteration, collector number 1040, was released as part of the Commander Masters set in 2023, featuring updated card frames and artwork intended to integrate classic utility lands into the modern Commander format.
The art for this version of Tainted Wood was handled by the Wizards of the Coast art direction team, maintaining the unsettling, decaying aesthetic established by the original card. The design intent was to provide players with an efficient, budget-friendly mana-fixing option for multi-colored decks while preserving the thematic identity of the Tainted cycle. Upon its reprint in Commander Masters, it was received as a functional staple, valued by players for its consistency in non-competitive Commander deck construction.
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