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Snow-Covered Island

First printed in Ice Age (1995)

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Snow-Covered Island

Basic Snow Land — Island

(tap: Add Blue.)

Illustrated by
Anson Maddocks

Legality

Rulings (6)

  • Snow is a supertype, not a card type. It has no rules meaning or function by itself, but spells and abilities may refer to it.
  • The snow symbol is a generic mana symbol. It represents a cost that can be paid by one mana that was produced by a snow source. That mana can be any color or colorless.
  • Snow isn't a type of mana. If an effect says you may spend mana as though it were any type, you can't pay for snow using mana that wasn't produced by a snow source.
  • Some cards have additional effects for each snow spent to cast them. You can cast these spells even if you don't spend any snow mana to cast them; their additional effects simply won't do anything.
  • In a Limited event (usually Booster Draft or Sealed Deck), you can't add basic snow lands to your card pool as you would other basic lands. You can play with basic snow lands only if you open them in your sealed deck or draft them.
  • The Kaldheim set doesn't have any cards with mana costs that include snow, but some previous sets do. If an effect says such a spell costs 1 generic less to cast, that reduction doesn't apply to any snow costs. This is also true for activated abilities that include snow in their activation costs and effects that reduce those costs.

Prices

MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).

In Limited on MTG Arena

Win rates in Arena drafts and sealed, retrieved from 17Lands (CC BY 4.0).

Win rates of Snow-Covered Island in Limited
Set GIH WR vs set IWD Games
Kaldheim (KHM), Premier Draft 55.7% +1.1 +5.4 69847
GIH WR
win rate of the games in which the card was in the opening hand or drawn
vs set
points above or below the average win rate of all decks in the set
IWD
improvement when drawn: GIH WR minus the win rate when the card stayed in the library
Games
games in which the card was seen

Modern In 64 of 2651 decks (2.4%), most in Affinity

Staple: main deck, 2% of decks (#225)

Share of decks
2.4%
▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 3.0% 2026-08-17: 1.2% 2026-08-24: 1.9% 2026-08-31: 3.0% 2026-09-07: 2.5% 2026-09-14: 2.3% 2026-09-21: 2.0% 2026-09-28: 2.0% 2026-10-05: 2.3% 2026-10-12: 2.7% 2026-10-19: 2.3% 2026-10-26: 2.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
64
64 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.4
in the main deck
Win rate
58%
8 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Affinity 6.0% 5%
Ruby Storm 3.5% 1%
WUBRG (unclassified) 2.6% 33%
UBG (unclassified) 2.0% 6%
WUR (unclassified) 1.7% 7%
UB (unclassified) 1.1% 7%
UBRG (unclassified) 1.0% 23%
UBR (unclassified) 0.9% 35%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Scalding Tarn67%3.0
Misty Rainforest58%4.4
Snow-Covered Forest52%33.7
Hedge Maze52%8.3
Breeding Pool52%5.9
Boseiju, Who Endures52%2.1
Flooded Strand52%1.9
Endurance47%8.6
Polluted Delta47%1.9
Consign to Memory45%3.6

Best win rate

DeckRecord
WUR
Sam_Lewin in Modern Challenge 16
7-1
88%
WUBRG
YoungElf in Modern Challenge 32
7-2
78%
UBR
JPA93 in Modern Challenge 96
7-2
78%
WUBRG
JPA93 in Modern Challenge 16
5-2
71%
WUBRG
RUBAO_oDonoDoMundo in Modern Challenge 64
5-2
71%
WUBRG
BENTO_ in Modern Challenge 32
6-3
67%
UBR
JPA93 in Modern Challenge 32
6-3
67%
WUBRG
MynameisSylar in Modern Challenge 32
4-2
67%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
WUBRG
BENTO_,
1 main #4 (top 8)
of 66
6-3
UBR
JPA93,
1 main #18
of 66
4-3
Affinity
Chaughey,
1 main 5-0
WUBRG
MynameisSylar,
1 main #11
of 58
4-2
UBG
Zoob5555,
2 main #25
of 51
3-3
WUBRG
Tree42o,
1 main #19
of 55
3-3
WUBRG
JPA93,
1 main #3 (top 8)
of 24
5-2
UBG
OiGachi1,
2 main #17
of 48
4-2

Legacy In 56 of 1500 decks (3.7%), most in UBG (unclassified)

Staple: main deck, 4% of decks (#162)

Share of decks
3.7%
▲ 0.2 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 4.7% 2026-08-17: 2.3% 2026-08-24: 2.5% 2026-08-31: 3.6% 2026-09-07: 3.1% 2026-09-14: 3.3% 2026-09-21: 4.2% 2026-09-28: 4.0% 2026-10-05: 4.5% 2026-10-12: 3.5% 2026-10-19: 3.1% 2026-10-26: 2.8%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
56
56 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.3
in the main deck
Win rate
62%
11 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UBG (unclassified) 6.7% 3%
Bant Murktide 6.1% 8%
Dimir Tempo 6.1% 2%
Izzet Cutter 5.7% 3%
Doomsday 5.3% 24%
Tron 4.1% 2%
Omni-Tell 3.7% 2%
WUG (unclassified) 2.9% 9%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Force of Will96%1.9
Brainstorm82%1.7
Ponder80%1.8
Polluted Delta71%1.8
Misty Rainforest64%1.6
Flooded Strand64%1.6
Daze55%1.9
Underground Sea54%1.9
Undercity Sewers52%2.1
Lotus Petal50%1.4

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Doomsday
HJ_Kaiser in Legacy Challenge 16
7-1
88%
Bant Murktide
CorvOscuro92 in Legacy Challenge 16
7-1
88%
Affinity
2plus2isfive in Legacy Showcase Challenge
7-2
78%
Doomsday
DrPP in Legacy Showcase Challenge
7-2
78%
Doomsday
HJ_Kaiser in Legacy Showcase Challenge
7-2
78%
WUBG
CHAR_AZNABLE in Legacy Challenge 32
7-2
78%
Bant Murktide
DrPP in Legacy Challenge 32
7-2
78%
Izzet Cutter
Mimmo_Scarcella in Legacy Challenge 32
6-2
75%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
UBG
mw_94gA,
1 main 5-0
Doomsday
wakame,
1 main 5-0
Doomsday
gr33nashe,
1 main #30
of 44
2-4
UR
DNSolver,
1 main #4 (top 8)
of 47
5-3
Doomsday
Lacto1,
1 main 5-0
Doomsday
gr33nashe,
1 main #14
of 43
4-2
Doomsday
Enrichetta,
1 main #25
of 43
2-4
Doomsday
DrPP,
1 main #12
of 298
7-2

Vintage In 52 of 654 decks (8.0%), most in Tinker Vault

Staple: main deck, 6% of decks (#107)

Share of decks
7.7%
▲ 1.5 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 7.7% 2026-08-17: 8.6% 2026-08-24: 3.9% 2026-08-31: 8.7% 2026-09-07: 6.1% 2026-09-14: 6.4% 2026-09-21: 4.2% 2026-09-28: 5.5% 2026-10-05: 8.5% 2026-10-12: 7.1% 2026-10-19: 9.7% 2026-10-26: 6.7%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
53
51 main, 2 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.1
in the main deck
Win rate
57%
13 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Tinker Vault 18.0% 21%
Psychic Frog 15.9% 7%
Forth Eorlingas 10.9% 6%
UB (unclassified) 5.5% 19%
Breach Storm 4.7% 16%
Oath 4.6% 3%
WUB (unclassified) 1.8% 8%
WU (unclassified) 1.4% 11%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Time Walk100%1.4
Ancestral Recall100%1.4
Force of Will100%1.3
Mox Sapphire100%1.1
Black Lotus100%1.1
Mox Jet98%1.1
Mox Pearl90%1.1
Mental Misstep88%1.4
Urza's Saga88%1.2
Mox Emerald75%1.0

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Tinker Vault
Munchlax446 in Vintage Challenge 16
7-1
88%
Breach Storm
_SickDraw in Vintage Challenge 32
7-1
88%
Tinker Vault
Munchlax446 in Vintage Challenge 16
5-1
83%
Tinker Vault
Munchlax446 in Vintage Challenge 16
5-1
83%
Tinker Vault
_Shikamaru_ in Vintage Challenge 16
5-1
83%
Tinker Vault
_Shikamaru_ in Vintage Challenge 32
7-2
78%
Psychic Frog
jake-upLVT in Vintage Challenge 32
6-2
75%
Tinker Vault
Munchlax446 in Vintage Challenge 32
5-2
71%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Tinker Vault
Xwhale,
1 main #12
of 46
4-2
Tinker Vault
Munchlax446,
1 main #29
of 46
2-4
WUG
juan89888,
1 main #30
of 46
1-4
Tinker Vault
Munchlax446,
1 main #5 (top 8)
of 24
5-1
Tinker Vault
LucasG1ggs,
1 main #8 (top 8)
of 24
3-3
UB
SpockVidaLoka,
1 main #29
of 45
2-4
Tinker Vault
Munchlax446,
1 main #2 (top 8)
of 24
7-1
Forth Eorlingas
Kuranari-Jackpa,
1 main #15
of 24
2-3

Pauper In 68 of 1813 decks (3.8%), most in UB (unclassified)

Staple: main deck, 6% of decks (#92)

Share of decks
3.8%
▼ 0.9 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 5.7% 2026-08-17: 7.9% 2026-08-24: 7.5% 2026-08-31: 4.8% 2026-09-07: 3.5% 2026-09-14: 3.8% 2026-09-21: 6.3% 2026-09-28: 4.9% 2026-10-05: 3.5% 2026-10-12: 3.6% 2026-10-19: 4.7% 2026-10-26: 1.1%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
69
69 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
6.8
in the main deck
Win rate
54%
7 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
UB (unclassified) 9.9% 3%
Mono-Blue Terror 6.9% 2%
Dimir Control 6.4% 6%
WUB (unclassified) 4.5% 1%
UBR (unclassified) 1.8% 3%
UWx Familiars 1.3% 48%
Jeskai Ephemerate 1.2% 100%
Mono-Blue Faeries 0.9% 18%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Lórien Revealed94%3.3
Counterspell78%2.9
Murmuring Mystic65%4.4
Volatile Fjord64%18.3
Preordain64%6.6
Snow-Covered Mountain55%17.4
Ephemerate55%12.6
Mulldrifter55%11.2
Snow-Covered Plains54%25.9
Archaeomancer54%14.1

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Jeskai Ephemerate
Tiziano Milazzo in the300
7-1
88%
UWx Familiars
ChaoticMTG in Pauper Challenge 16
7-2
78%
UWx Familiars
ChaoticMTG in Pauper Challenge 16
6-2
75%
Jeskai Ephemerate
Gabriele Dalla Longa in the300
6-2
75%
Izzet Skred
Roger Estrada in the300
6-2
75%
Jeskai Ephemerate
Paul LEPETIT in the300
5-2
71%
WUR
Borde Martin in the300
5-2
71%
Jeskai Ephemerate
Belekuris in Pauper Challenge 32
4-2
67%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Izzet Skred
ChaoticMTG,
9 main #4 (top 8)
of 25
4-3
Jeskai Ephemerate
BrunoGuerra,
6 main 5-0
Jeskai Ephemerate
BrunoGuerra,
6 main #30
of 51
2-2
UWx Familiars
saidin.raken,
10 main 5-0
UB
G-Monteiro,
4 main 5-0
WUR
ChaoticMTG,
8 main 5-0
Jeskai Ephemerate
Belekuris,
7 main #10
of 55
4-2
UWx Familiars
ChaoticMTG,
8 main #27
of 55
3-3

Commander In 174 of 5718 decks (3.0%), most in Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

Staple: main deck, 3% of decks (#421)

Share of decks
3.1%
▼ 0.4 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-17: 3.0% 2026-08-24: 3.6% 2026-08-31: 2.6% 2026-09-07: 4.2% 2026-09-14: 3.9% 2026-09-21: 3.0% 2026-09-28: 3.6% 2026-10-05: 2.9% 2026-10-12: 3.0% 2026-10-19: 3.0% 2026-10-26: 2.5%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
199
199 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.6
in the main deck
Win rate
33%
44 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy 7.2% 6%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero 5.7% 10%
Vivi Ornitier 2.2% 5%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful 1.8% 1%
Tivit, Seller of Secrets 0.9% 6%
Arcum Dagsson 0.7% 21%
Glarb, Calamity's Augur 0.6% 3%
Urza, Lord High Artificer 0.6% 13%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Chrome Mox98%1.1
Fierce Guardianship97%1.5
Lotus Petal95%1.0
Force of Will94%1.5
Sol Ring94%1.0
Mindbreak Trap94%1.5
Otawara, Soaring City93%1.6
Mental Misstep93%1.4
Gemstone Caverns92%1.0
Rhystic Study90%1.4

Best win rate

DeckRecord
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Julien Vlaminck in TAP THAT TUNDRA - EU CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER
5-1
83%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero
[ARC] NBK2100 in CEDH Norte Bilbao + Zaragoza + Pamplona
5-1
83%
Heliod, the Radiant Dawn
Josh Rosenstein in LDXP Sacramento - CEDH
3-2
60%
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
Akira Smedley in Moxtober: Commander Invitational Qualifier - Coliseum Card Company
3-2
60%
Helga, Skittish Seer
Zuko in Commander Invitational Qualifier - East Coast Gaming
3-3
50%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Erik Rose in Sparky's Need for Cedh | Tropical Island
2-3
40%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Noah Brown in cEDH Tournament for a Wheel of Fortune
2-3
40%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
[069] Jakob Frodien in 1.cEDH069 Major @Die Fabrik
2-3
40%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Talion, the Kindly Lord
Ian Pali,
1 main #23
of 29
0-4
Krark, the Thumbless + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
Dylan Evans,
1 main #5 (top 8)
of 17
1-0
King T'Challa
Oliver Chenault [[SLOP]],
1 main #17
of 25
0-1
Arcum Dagsson
Dylan Cruz-Rojewski,
8 main #22
of 25
0-3
Talion, the Kindly Lord
Killamonsta,
1 main #23
of 25
0-2
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar + Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
Jordan Ardoin,
1 main #2 (top 8)
of 32
2-1
Arcum Dagsson
[$waggy 🅱️oi] Seth Padgett,
13 main #10
of 32
1-2
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Gabriel Graitzer,
1 main #12
of 32
1-3

Duel Commander In 19 of 111 decks (17.1%), most in Jace, Multiverse Architect

Staple: main deck, 14% of decks (#166)

Share of decks
17.1%
▲ 6.0 vs previous 30 days
2026-08-10: 14.3% 2026-08-17: 10.8% 2026-08-24: 7.6% 2026-08-31: 13.3% 2026-09-07: 13.5% 2026-09-14: 5.4% 2026-09-21: 19.4% 2026-09-28: 17.2% 2026-10-05: 25.7% 2026-10-12: 6.5% 2026-10-19: 15.0% 2026-10-26: 8.3%
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
19
19 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
2.7
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype Meta Play it
Jace, Multiverse Architect 5.4% 83%
Glarb, Calamity's Augur 2.7% 33%
Tasigur, the Golden Fang 2.7% 100%
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator 2.7% 100%
Aang, Swift Savior 1.8% 100%
Atraxa, Grand Unifier 1.8% 50%
Emry, Lurker of the Loch 0.9% 100%
Kefka, Court Mage 0.9% 100%

Played together with

Card Together Lift
Wash Away100%2.6
Spell Snare100%2.5
Mental Misstep100%2.4
Flooded Strand100%1.8
Polluted Delta100%1.7
Scalding Tarn100%1.5
Misty Rainforest100%1.4
Command Tower95%1.3
Prismatic Vista95%1.3
Lórien Revealed89%3.5

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

DeckCopiesFinish
Niv-Mizzet, Parun
Whoah,
9 main 5-0
Emry, Lurker of the Loch
AllienWalker,
19 main 5-0
Glarb, Calamity's Augur
mechint,
1 main 5-0
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
Damgar,
1 main 5-0
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Darkblaster,
1 main 5-0
Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Zodiacek,
1 main 5-0
Vohar, Vodalian Desecrator
Darkblaster,
1 main 5-0
Kefka, Court Mage
zarox,
1 main 5-0