Cactus Preserve is a rare Land — Desert from OTC (OTC). Current price: $4.17 USD. Legal in Commander.
Cactus Preserve
Land — Desert
Card Text
This land enters tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any type that a land you control could produce. {3}: Until end of turn, this land becomes an X/X green Plant creature with reach, where X is the greatest mana value among your commanders. It's still a land.
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Cactus Preserve is a Land — Desert card from the Magic: The Gathering trading card game.
Its ability reads: "This land enters tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any type that a land you control could produce. {3}: Until end of turn, this land becomes an X/X green Plant creature with reach, where X is the greatest mana value among your commanders. It's still a land."
Cactus Preserve has a mana cost of 0, which equals 0 total mana (converted mana cost/mana value).
It is a colorless card and can be cast with any color of mana.
Mana cost is the amount and type of mana required to cast a spell in Magic: The Gathering.
Cactus Preserve's mana cost of 0 means you need to pay that much mana from your lands or other sources.
Colored symbols (W=White, U=Blue, B=Black, R=Red, G=Green) must be paid with that specific color, while numbers can be paid with any color.
Converted mana cost (now officially called "mana value") is the total amount of mana in a card's mana cost, regardless of color.
Cactus Preserve has a mana value of 0. This is important for effects that care about a spell's total cost, like cascade or cards that say "mana value 3 or less."
Oracle text is the official, current rules text for a Magic card as maintained by Wizards of the Coast. It supersedes any printed text on older cards.
Cactus Preserve's current oracle text is: "This land enters tapped. {T}: Add one mana of any type that a land you control could produce. {3}: Until end of turn, this land becomes an X/X green Plant creature with reach, where X is the greatest mana value among your commanders. It's still a land."
The current market price for Cactus Preserve is approximately $4.17 USD on TCGPlayer.
On Cardmarket (Europe), it's approximately €2.67 EUR.
You can purchase Cactus Preserve from major MTG retailers including:
- TCGPlayer (USA)
- Card Kingdom (USA)
- Cardmarket (Europe)
Prices vary by condition and printing. Check multiple sellers to find the best price.
Foil cards have a shiny, holographic finish that makes them more collectible. They are functionally identical to normal cards but typically cost more due to their rarity and visual appeal.
Format legality information for Cactus Preserve in Standard is not available.
Standard is a rotating format that only allows cards from the most recent sets.
Format legality information for Cactus Preserve in Modern is not available.
Modern includes all cards printed in a standard-legal set from 8th Edition forward.
Cactus Preserve is Legal in Commander (EDH) format.
Commander is a casual multiplayer format where you build a 100-card singleton deck around a legendary creature.
Format legality information for Cactus Preserve in Pioneer is not available.
Pioneer is a non-rotating format that includes all standard-legal sets from Return to Ravnica forward.
Cactus Preserve is Legal in Legacy format.
Legacy allows almost all cards ever printed, with a substantial ban list for balance.
Cactus Preserve is Legal in Vintage format.
Vintage is the most permissive format, allowing almost all cards with only a minimal ban list. Some powerful cards are "Restricted" (limited to 1 copy).
Format legality information for Cactus Preserve in Pauper is not available.
Pauper only allows cards that have been printed at common rarity in a paper or online set.
Format legality indicates which official MTG formats allow a card to be played:
- Legal: Card is allowed in the format
- Banned: Card is prohibited from play
- Restricted: Limited to 1 copy (Vintage only)
- Not Legal: Card was never part of that format's card pool
Different formats have different banned lists based on power level and game balance.
This printing of Cactus Preserve is from OTC (OTC), with collector number 40.
Cactus Preserve may also appear in other MTG sets with different art or special treatments.
Cactus Preserve is a rare card in OTC.
Card rarity affects both availability and price. From rarest to most common: Mythic Rare → Rare → Uncommon → Common.
Cactus Preserve was illustrated by Jonas De Ro.
Magic: The Gathering features artwork from hundreds of talented artists, and many cards have been reprinted with new art over the years.
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