River of Tears
River of Tears: Land, Murders at Karlov Manor Commander. Tap: Add U. If you played a land this turn, add B instead. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana value
- 0
- Type
- Land
- Colour identity
- Blue and black (UB)
- Rarity
- Rare
- Set
- Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC)
- Released
- 2024-02-09
- Collector number
- 283
- Artist
- Chris J. Anderson
- Commander rank
- 2,649 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About River of Tears
River of Tears is a Magic: The Gathering card, a rare blue and black land from Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (MKC), a Commander product released in February 2024. It is collector number 283 in that set, with art by Chris J. Anderson. As a land, it has no mana cost. Its colour identity is blue and black. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 6 sets, from Future Sight (2007) to Murders at Karlov Manor Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.33 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-03).
Card text
{T}: Add {U}. If you played a land this turn, add {B} instead.
"The Westfolk wept, and their tears wore winding rivers into the cheek of the world." -Glem the Lonebard, "Origins of Kholon"
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.33 (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 River of Tears by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of River of Tears
River of Tears has been printed in 6 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Who (WHO) #1100 | Rare | 2023 |
| Doctor Who (WHO) #297 | Rare | 2023 |
| Doctor Who (WHO) #509 | Rare | 2023 |
| Doctor Who (WHO) #888 | Rare | 2023 |
| The Brothers' War Commander (BRC) #197 | Rare | 2022 |
| Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate (CLB) #912 | Rare | 2022 |
| Iconic Masters (IMA) #246 | Rare | 2017 |
| Future Sight (FUT) #179 | Rare | 2007 |
Official rulings
Two official rulings apply to River of Tears, newest first.
- The turn you play River of Tears, it will produce {B} when tapped for mana.
- River of Tears produces {B} only after you've played a land, not after you've put a land onto the battlefield (such as with Evolving Wilds).
Similar cards
Other land cards with a blue and black colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
River of Tears is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.