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Creeping Tar Pit
Oracle Text
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {U} or {B}.
{1}{U}{B}: Until end of turn, this land becomes a 3/2 blue and black Elemental creature. It's still a land. It can't be blocked this turn.
Card Details
Character Background
Creeping Tar Pit is a quietly excellent utility land for Dimir decks that want to grind through a long game while still applying pressure. Entering tapped is the main cost, but the upside is strong: it fixes for blue or black, then later turns into an unblockable 3/2 that dodges sorcery-speed removal and slips past stalled boards. That makes it especially good in control and tempo shells, where you can leave up interaction early and convert excess mana into a threat once the battlefield stabilizes. It also pairs well with equipment, anthems, and effects that reward combat damage, since the unblockable body is reliable chip damage. In Commander, it shines in decks that want mana sinks and inevitability, and it becomes even better with land recursion or untap effects, letting you reuse its attack mode without sacrificing development.
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Character Background
Creeping Tar Pit is a quietly excellent utility land for Dimir decks that want to grind through a long game while still applying pressure. Entering tapped is the main cost, but the upside is strong: it fixes for blue or black, then later turns into an unblockable 3/2 that dodges sorcery-speed removal and slips past stalled boards. That makes it especially good in control and tempo shells, where you can leave up interaction early and convert excess mana into a threat once the battlefield stabilizes. It also pairs well with equipment, anthems, and effects that reward combat damage, since the unblockable body is reliable chip damage. In Commander, it shines in decks that want mana sinks and inevitability, and it becomes even better with land recursion or untap effects, letting you reuse its attack mode without sacrificing development.
Generated using gpt-5.4-mini · Updated at 2026-10-08 07:10:44 UTC