Luxury Suite is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
Official card text
This land enters tapped unless you have two or more opponents.: Add
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Complete guide
Luxury Suite is a specialized dual land designed for multiplayer formats like Commander, offering immediate access to black and red mana under the right conditions. It provides excellent mana fixing for Rakdos decks without the drawback of losing life or needing specific basic lands. Understanding how it checks for opponents is key to ensuring your mana base remains fast and efficient.
How Luxury Suite Works
Luxury Suite is part of the 'crowd land' cycle, which checks the current number of opponents you have at the moment it enters the battlefield. If you have two or more opponents, it enters untapped and is ready to use immediately. If you have fewer than two opponents, it enters the battlefield tapped. Once it is on the battlefield, it can be tapped to add either one Black mana or one Red mana to your mana pool.
The Timing of the Check
The game checks the number of opponents you currently have as the land is entering the battlefield. This is a replacement effect, not a triggered ability, so it does not use the stack. Even if you started a game with four players, if two people have been eliminated and you only have one opponent remaining, Luxury Suite will enter the battlefield tapped. The check always looks at the current game state, not the starting state.
Common Mistakes
A frequent mistake is assuming that 'opponents' refers to the total number of players in the game; remember that you do not count yourself. Another common error is thinking this land has basic land types like Swamp or Mountain. It does not, meaning it cannot be searched for by cards that specify 'a Swamp' or 'a Mountain,' and it does not contribute to effects that count basic land types.
When to Play It
This land is a staple for any multiplayer deck utilizing Black and Red. In the early to mid-game of a Commander match, it is effectively a dual land with no downside. It is best played early while the table is full to ensure you stay on curve, as its value slightly diminishes in a 'heads-up' duel at the end of a game when it will likely enter tapped.
Interaction examples
Command TowerIf you have both cards in your opening hand in a four-player game, you can play Luxury Suite on turn one. Since you have three opponents, it enters untapped. On turn two, you play Command Tower. You now have access to any color in your commander's identity plus a guaranteed source of Black or Red, putting you in a strong position to cast spells of any color in your deck.
Exotic OrchardImagine you are down to your final opponent. You play Luxury Suite, but because you only have one opponent left, it enters the battlefield tapped. On your next turn, you play Exotic Orchard. While Luxury Suite provides specific Black or Red mana, Exotic Orchard's utility depends on what that single remaining opponent controls. Having Luxury Suite already out ensures that even if your opponent is playing a different color, you still have your primary colors available.
Guide written with AI from the official text and rulings. Official English text prevails.
How it works : Luxury Suite
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If you began the game with two or more opponents but now only have one opponent left, these lands enter the battlefield tapped.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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