Castle Locthwain
Castle Locthwain: Land, Foundations Commander. This land enters tapped unless you control a Swamp. Tap: Add B. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana value
- 0
- Type
- Land
- Colour identity
- Black (B)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 299
- Artist
- Titus Lunter
- Commander rank
- 793 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Castle Locthwain
Castle Locthwain is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare black land from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 299 in that set, with art by Titus Lunter. As a land, it has no mana cost. Its colour identity is black. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Throne of Eldraine (2019) to Foundations Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.42 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
This land enters tapped unless you control a Swamp.
{T}: Add {B}.
{1}{B}{B}, {T}: Draw a card, then you lose life equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Without Locthwain's persistence, the realm would stagnate and die.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.42 (as of 2026-11-03).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Castle Locthwain by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Pioneer | Legal |
|---|---|
| Modern | Legal |
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
Other printings of Castle Locthwain
Castle Locthwain has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #884 | Rare | 2022 |
| Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #241 | Rare | 2019 |
| Throne of Eldraine (ELD) #389 | Rare | 2019 |
| Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) #241p | Rare | 2019 |
| Throne of Eldraine Promos (PELD) #241s | Rare | 2019 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Castle Locthwain, newest first.
- Once the common lands (such as Mystic Sanctuary) enter the battlefield tapped, there's no way to untap them with a spell or ability to make their last ability trigger.
- Although the common lands have basic land types, they aren't basic lands.
- No player may take actions between the time you draw a card and the time you lose life.
Similar cards
Other land cards with a black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Castle Locthwain is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
- Wretched Ranks (FDC), led by Ghoulcaller Gisa