Den of the Bugbear
Den of the Bugbear: Land, Adventures in the Forgotten Realms. If you control two or more other lands, this land enters tapped. Tap: Add R. On Mana Grove.
- Mana value
- 0
- Type
- Land
- Colour identity
- Red (R)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR)
- Released
- 2021-07-23
- Collector number
- 254
- Artist
- Johannes Voss
- Commander rank
- 3,061 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Den of the Bugbear
Den of the Bugbear is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare red land from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR), an expansion set released in July 2021. It is collector number 254 in that set, with art by Johannes Voss. As a land, it has no mana cost. Its colour identity is red. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless and Gladiator. It has been printed in 3 sets, from The List (2020) to Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (2021). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $1.92 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
If you control two or more other lands, this land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {R}.
{3}{R}: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 3/2 red Goblin creature with "Whenever this creature attacks, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token that's tapped and attacking." It's still a land.
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $1.92 (as of 2026-11-01).
The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.
Format legality
Legality of Den of the Bugbear 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 Den of the Bugbear
Den of the Bugbear has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The List (PLST) #AFR-254 | Rare | 2026 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (AFR) #351 | Rare | 2021 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #254a | Rare | 2021 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #254p | Rare | 2021 |
| Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Promos (PAFR) #254s | Rare | 2021 |
Official rulings
Three official rulings apply to Den of the Bugbear, newest first.
- If Den of the Bugbear enters the battlefield at the same time as one or more other lands, it doesn't take those lands into consideration when determining how many other lands you control.
- If you turn Den of the Bugbear into a creature but haven't controlled it continuously since your most recent turn began, you won't be able to activate its mana ability or attack with it.
- If Den of the Bugbear's last ability is activated multiple times in one turn, it will have multiple instances of the triggered ability that it grants. For example, if you activate it twice and attack, you will create two 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens that are tapped and attacking.
Similar cards
Other land cards with a red colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Den of the Bugbear is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.
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