Watery Grave

Watery Grave

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· Land — Island Swamp
Rare · Star Trek · Art by Raymond Bonilla
({T}: Add {U} or {B}.) As this land enters, you may pay 2 life. If you don't, it enters tapped.
Predicted power
Standard 85 Eng.AUsr.

Like Steam Vents (88), this untapped fetchable dual is premium fixing; blue-black access should be a major upgrade for control and multicolor mana bases.

Best home 4/5c ControlBand stapleConfidence 77%

Could be wrong if Its colors are less represented than Izzet in supplied Standard results, so immediate adoption may trail the other shocklands.

Pioneer 88 Eng.A+Usr.

It is the same premium land class as Steam Vents (92) and Overgrown Tomb (90): reliable untapped, fetchable two-color fixing for future UB/x decks.

Band stapleConfidence 78%

Could be wrong if The supplied leading Pioneer archetypes show no clear blue-black shell, which could limit early copy counts despite the land's raw quality.

Modern 87 Eng.AUsr.

Modern lists already show Watery Grave in 1,151 decks; as a fetchable UB dual, it is only modestly behind the format's most ubiquitous shocklands and fetches.

Best home Instant ReanimatorBand stapleConfidence 90%

Could be wrong if Fetchlands, other duals, and demanding life totals often cap it at one or two copies rather than making it a universal four-of.

Legacy 43 Eng.D+Usr.

It is a usable fetchable UB source, but Underground Sea is vastly better and abundant Legacy dual options leave little reason to pay life or accept a tapped land.

Best home Five-Color ReanimatorBand fringeConfidence 76%

Could be wrong if Five-color mana bases may want an additional typed UB dual badly enough to use a small number despite the substantial downgrade.

Pauper Eng.NLUsr.
Commander 67 Eng.BUsr.

A fetchable untapped UB dual is highly attractive in optimized multicolor decks, though it is color-restricted and below Command Tower or premium universal lands.

Best home Blue-black multicolor decksBand competitiveConfidence 70%

Could be wrong if Optimized lists may prefer more fetchlands, original duals, rainbow lands, or basics depending on color count and life-total pressure.

Limited 53 Eng.CUsr.

It provides strong two-color fixing and can enter untapped when tempo matters, but it has no battlefield impact and is mediocre in decks not using both colors.

Best home Blue-black or splash deckBand playableConfidence 35%

Could be wrong if Unknown archetypes, fixing density, and splash incentives could make rare fixing either notably better or nearly replaceable.

Fetchable shock dual

“Watery Grave is premium blue-black fixing, strongest where its basic land types and untapped access justify the life payment.”

AI prediction made before release — not a measured result. Real performance data replaces this once the set is legal and tournament results come in.

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