First printed in Modern Horizons (2019)

All 8 prints

Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (TLE) #58, 2025
Assassin's Creed (ACR) #111, 2024
Doctor Who (WHO) #1110, 2023
Doctor Who (WHO) #309, 2023
Doctor Who (WHO) #519, 2023
Doctor Who (WHO) #900, 2023
Historic Anthology 7 (HA7) #22, 2023 (digital)
Modern Horizons (MH1) #247, 2019

Sunbaked Canyon

Land

tap , Pay 1 life: Add Red or White .
1 generic , tap , Sacrifice this land: Draw a card.

Since the river ran dry, travelers wander where fish once swam.

Illustrated by: Yeong-Hao Han

Legality

Legal in: Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator, Commander, Duel Commander, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Not legal in: Standard, Pioneer, Pauper, Future Standard, Alchemy, Penny Dreadful, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Standard Brawl

Prices

MTGO price: 1.04 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 31 Oct 2026).

Modern In 96 of 2871 decks (3.3%), most in Boros Energy

Staple: main deck, 3% of decks (#202)

Share of decks

3.3%

▲ 0.8 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

96 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.7

in the main deck

Win rate

61%

16 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Boros Energy	7.2%	7%
Prowess	6.9%	6%
Ruby Storm	3.6%	45%
WR (unclassified)	1.3%	64%
Mono-Red (unclassified)	0.2%	20%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Elegant Parlor	98%	7.3
Sacred Foundry	98%	5.2
Arid Mesa	92%	2.4
Bloodstained Mire	80%	2.8
Wooded Foothills	75%	3.3
Scalding Tarn	56%	2.4
Wrenn's Resolve	48%	13.8
Reckless Impulse	48%	13.8
Ruby Medallion	48%	13.8
Wish	48%	13.6

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Ruby Storm hugofreitas1 in Modern Challenge 64	9-1 90%
WR SFDK in Modern Challenge 16	7-1 88%
Prowess Enida in Modern Challenge 32	6-1 86%
Ruby Storm CBJr in Modern RC Super Qualifier	7-2 78%
Ruby Storm Cachorrowo in Modern Challenge 96	6-2 75%
Boros Energy Craigpuncher in Modern Challenge 32	5-2 71%
Boros Energy MisterTwin in Modern Challenge 32	5-2 71%
WR DemianDesposito10 in Modern Challenge 32	5-2 71%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Prowess Enida, 31 Oct	1 main	#30 of 66 3-4
WR DemianDesposito10, 31 Oct	3 main	#18 of 28 2-3
WR DemianDesposito10, 31 Oct	3 main	#20 of 52 3-3
Ruby Storm Cachorrowo, 31 Oct	1 main	#29 of 52 2-3
Prowess esatheking, 31 Oct	2 main	5-0
Boros Energy celobee, 30 Oct	1 main	#9 of 58 4-2
Boros Energy MisterTwin, 29 Oct	1 main	#8 (top 8) of 51 4-3
Boros Energy xfile, 28 Oct	1 main	#2 (top 8) of 57 6-3

Legacy In 56 of 1597 decks (3.5%), most in Boros Energy

Staple: main deck, 5% of decks (#133)

Share of decks

3.5%

▼ 2.0 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

56 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

2.0

in the main deck

Win rate

57%

9 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Boros Energy	7.3%	47%
Burn	0.3%	25%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Elegant Parlor	100%	13.6
Amped Raptor	100%	13.6
Guide of Souls	98%	13.5
Goblin Bombardment	98%	13.5
Ocelot Pride	98%	13.5
Ajani, Nacatl Pariah // Ajani, Nacatl Avenger	98%	13.3
Voice of Victory	98%	13.3
Plateau	98%	11.1
Arid Mesa	98%	8.2
Swords to Plowshares	98%	3.8

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Boros Energy pabl0rtiz in Legacy Showcase Challenge	7-2 78%
Boros Energy GuildMasterboros7 in Legacy Showcase Challenge	7-2 78%
Boros Energy Mikebrav in Legacy Challenge 32	6-2 75%
Boros Energy bird_denier in Legacy Challenge 32	6-2 75%
Boros Energy ho-oh in Legacy Showcase Challenge	6-3 67%
Boros Energy Sarlanga in Legacy Challenge 32	4-2 67%
Boros Energy gabi alonso in BCDL 29 - Texas	4-2 67%
Boros Energy John L in BCDL 29 - Texas	4-2 67%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Boros Energy Paypa, 30 Oct	2 main	5-0
Boros Energy DontDazeMeBro84, 29 Oct	2 main	5-0
Boros Energy Jumba, 28 Oct	2 main	#8 (top 8) of 47 4-3
Boros Energy Sarlanga, 28 Oct	2 main	#10 of 47 4-2
Boros Energy AmadeusPro, 27 Oct	3 main	#21 of 44 3-3
Boros Energy jimirynk, 27 Oct	2 main	5-0
Boros Energy Paypa, 27 Oct	2 main	5-0
Boros Energy GuildMasterboros7, 25 Oct	2 main	#21 of 298 7-2

Commander In 123 of 6640 decks (1.9%), most in Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

Share of decks

1.9%

▲ 0.4 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

123

123 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

33%

29 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh	1.4%	1%
Winota, Joiner of Forces	1.0%	85%
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer	1.0%	2%
Zirda, the Dawnwaker	0.8%	89%
Najeela, the Blade-Blossom	0.2%	6%
Jetmir, Nexus of Revels	0.1%	33%
Sami, Wildcat Captain	0.1%	78%
Toph, the First Metalbender	0.1%	20%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sacred Foundry	100%	12.3
Arid Mesa	99%	2.0
Command Tower	99%	1.1
Sol Ring	98%	1.0
Ancient Tomb	97%	1.1
Gemstone Caverns	97%	1.1
Mana Vault	96%	1.1
Lotus Petal	96%	1.0
Simian Spirit Guide	95%	2.0
Esper Sentinel	94%	2.1

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Zirda, the Dawnwaker [Heineken] Fali in The Warsaw Pact 2.0 - cEDH European Championship Qualifier	5-1 83%
Zirda, the Dawnwaker Hunter Baker in Tabletop Tavern \| Win-A-Dual cEDH Tournament - OCTOBER 2026	4-2 67%
Zirda, the Dawnwaker Braevry Davis [HILL] in Bob Koepke Memorial Tournament: A CEDH Tournament Benefitting 988 Lifeline	3-2 60%
Winota, Joiner of Forces Dillon Dyne in BellsCon CEDH Tournament	4-3 57%
Winota, Joiner of Forces Joshua Sigl in BATTLE BY THE BAY 28 - CEDH - Green Bay, WI USA	3-3 50%
Sami, Wildcat Captain Just_Ice [Sentinel] in Blast Off Gaming Whispers From The Archives cEDH Tournament!	2-3 40%
Zirda, the Dawnwaker Steven Ashbaugh in Eye of The Tiger (Lion) CEDH Tournament- Win a Lion's Eye Diamond	2-3 40%
Zirda, the Dawnwaker Paul (Pocket) in cEDH Rumble Episode III: 1.25K "Blue Rumble" at Dice City	2-3 40%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Winota, Joiner of Forces [Hooligan] Eric Costaggini, 31 Oct	1 main	#32 of 32 0-4
Zirda, the Dawnwaker AJ Lekan (v3xGambit), 31 Oct	1 main	#17 of 19 0-3
Winota, Joiner of Forces Daniel Fernández, 31 Oct	1 main	#42 of 52 0-4
Zirda, the Dawnwaker Kilian Recht, 31 Oct	1 main	#2 (top 8) of 31 2-1
Zirda, the Dawnwaker Nikolai Weidt, 31 Oct	1 main	#3 (top 8) of 31 2-2
Lightning, Army of One logie, 31 Oct	1 main	#6 (top 8) of 18 1-2
Zirda, the Dawnwaker Frederik Ask, 31 Oct	1 main	#10 of 38 2-4
Zirda, the Dawnwaker Mattias Rosberg, 31 Oct	1 main	#21 of 38 1-3

Duel Commander In 4 of 115 decks (3.5%), most in Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful

Staple: main deck, 3% of decks (#670)

Share of decks

3.5%

▼ 0.6 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

4 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
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful	3.5%	100%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Embercleave	100%	28.8
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder	100%	28.8
Minas Tirith	100%	19.2
Galadriel's Dismissal	100%	16.4
Flowering of the White Tree	100%	16.4
Merry, Esquire of Rohan	100%	16.4
Loyal Apprentice	100%	16.4
Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful	100%	16.4
Plaza of Heroes	100%	16.4
Arbaaz Mir	100%	16.4

Best win rate

No challenge results yet.

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful Pasdejambon, 30 Oct	1 main	5-0
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful Pessimist1c, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful Pasdejambon, 28 Oct	1 main	5-0
Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful Pessimist1c, 24 Oct	1 main	5-0