First printed in Outlaws of Thunder Junction (2024)

Arid Archway

Land — Desert

This land enters tapped.
When this land enters, return a land you control to its owner's hand. If another Desert was returned this way, surveil 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put it into your graveyard.)
tap : Add Colorless .

In the last 30 days 0.1% of Standard decks played it (2 of 1416). Most played in BG (unclassified). In the last 30 days 1.0% of Pioneer decks played it (4 of 408). Most played in UG (unclassified).

In Limited on MTG Arena

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

Win rates of Arid Archway in Limited
Set	GIH WR	vs set	IWD	Games
Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ), Premier Draft	51.4%	-2.8	-3.9	34127
Outlaws of Thunder Junction (OTJ), Sealed	52.6%	-2.7	-3.9	1412

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

Combos

184 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite artifact ETB, Infinite artifact LTB…: Arid Archway + Kodama of the East Tree + Tireless Provisioner
Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens…: Arid Archway + Kodama of the East Tree + Scute Swarm
Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens…: Arid Archway + Kodama of the East Tree + Rampaging Baloths
Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens…: Arid Archway + Kodama of the East Tree + Springheart Nantuko
Infinite artifact tokens, Infinite landfall triggers…: Arid Archway + Kodama of the East Tree + Tireless Tracker
Infinite landfall triggers: Arid Archway + Retreat to Coralhelm + Walking Atlas
Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens…: Arid Archway + Field of the Dead + Kodama of the East Tree
Infinite landfall triggers: Arid Archway + PuPu UFO + Retreat to Coralhelm
Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens…: Arid Archway + Kodama of the East Tree + Omnath, Locus of Rage
Infinite landfall triggers: Arid Archway + Retreat to Coralhelm + Sakura-Tribe Scout

See all 184 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
Together: decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
Lift: how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose

Standard Other periods →

In 2 of 1416 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks

0.1%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

2 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

3.0

in the main deck

Win rate

40%

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
BG (unclassified)	1.2%	6%
Colorless (unclassified)	0.1%	100%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

Deck	Record
BG MasterNeo7 in Standard Challenge 32	2-3 40%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Colorless Arena ranked player, 12 Oct	4 main
BG MasterNeo7, 2 Oct	2 main	#28 2-3

Pioneer Other periods →

In 4 of 408 decks (1.0%).

Share of decks

1.0%

▼ 0.9 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

4 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

65%

1 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
UG (unclassified)	1.0%	25%
UBG (unclassified)	0.7%	67%
UBRG (unclassified)	0.7%	33%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods	100%	102.0
Port of Karfell	100%	102.0
The Wandering Minstrel	100%	102.0
Spelunking	100%	102.0
Hedge Maze	100%	102.0
Aftermath Analyst	100%	102.0
Crumbling Vestige	100%	102.0
Scapeshift	100%	102.0
Lotus Field	100%	81.6
Arboreal Grazer	100%	68.0

Best win rate

Deck	Record
UBRG Chally32Superstar in Pioneer Challenge 32	8-1 89%
UBG gurig in Pioneer Challenge 32	4-2 67%
UG Kidius in Pioneer Challenge 16	2-3 40%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
UBG gurig, 27 Oct	1 main	#13 4-2
UG Kidius, 25 Oct	1 main	#17 2-3
UBRG Chally32Superstar, 23 Oct	1 main	#1 8-1
UBG Atticus1806, 12 Oct	1 main	5-0

Modern Other periods →

In 3 of 2268 decks (0.1%).

Share of decks

0.1%

▲ 0.1 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

3 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

69%

2 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Mono-Green (unclassified)	0.9%	15%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Treetop Village	100%	567.0
Castle Garenbrig	100%	453.6
Hall of the Bandit Lord	100%	453.6
Icetill Explorer	100%	63.0
Ouroboroid	100%	58.2
Roiling Canopy	100%	26.1
Badgermole Cub	100%	24.4
Primeval Titan	100%	23.6
Endurance	100%	19.4
Delighted Halfling	100%	18.3

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Mono-Green Zoza in Modern Challenge 32	6-2 75%
Mono-Green Zoza in Modern Challenge 32	5-3 63%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Mono-Green Zoza, 28 Oct	1 main	#4 6-2
Mono-Green Zoza, 24 Oct	1 main	#4 5-3
Mono-Green Zoza, 24 Oct	1 main	5-0

Commander Other periods →

In 56 of 6150 decks (0.9%).

Share of decks

0.9%

= vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

56 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

16%

8 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods	0.8%	100%
The Queen of Dale	0.1%	17%
Nissa, Resurgent Animist	0.1%	75%
Roxanne, Starfall Savant	0.0%	33%
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler	0.0%	33%
Six	0.0%	50%
Kodama of the East Tree + Thrasios, Triton Hero	0.0%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Ancient Tomb	98%	1.1
Lotus Petal	98%	1.1
Sol Ring	98%	1.0
Tiller Engine	96%	104.0
Amulet of Vigor	96%	81.2
Nissa, Resurgent Animist	96%	65.9
Lotus Cobra	96%	47.4
Urza's Cave	96%	32.8
Springheart Nantuko	96%	11.2
Shifting Woodland	96%	5.4

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Nissa, Resurgent Animist Dylan Western in Blast Off Gaming Whispers From The Archives cEDH Tournament!	2-3 40%
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Brett Dumain in Proving Grounds III	2-3 40%
The Queen of Dale VeggieWagon in Guardian Games CEDH Monthly PDX	2-3 40%
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods James Wines in LDXP Sacramento - CEDH	1-4 20%
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Nash Willenbrock [Kaiju] in Blast Off Gaming Whispers From The Archives cEDH Tournament!	1-4 20%
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Trace Johnson-Pynes in Eye of The Tiger (Lion) CEDH Tournament- Win a Lion's Eye Diamond	1-4 20%
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Nash Willenbrock [Kaiju] in Tabletop Tavern \| Win-A-Dual cEDH Tournament - OCTOBER 2026	1-4 20%
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler Megan Kanakuri in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S3W1	1-4 20%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods John, 25 Oct	1 main	#11 0-1
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Felix, 25 Oct	1 main	#22 0-4
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods November Hobbs, 25 Oct	1 main	#31 0-3
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Skye Mooney, 25 Oct	1 main	#38 0-4
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Luca Borzone, 25 Oct	1 main	#27 0-5
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Dustin Almendarez, 24 Oct	1 main	#21 0-3
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods James Wines, 24 Oct	1 main	#8 1-4
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods Zachary Caldwell, 24 Oct	1 main	#35 0-3

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 1 of 80 decks (1.3%).

Share of decks

1.3%

▲ 1.3 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

1 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

–

0 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Mono-Green (unclassified)	3.8%	33%

Played together with

Not enough decks yet.

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Mono-Green Azusa_Lost, 14 Oct	1 main	5-0

No recent decks in: Legacy, Vintage.