---
name: "Gates of Istfell"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Land"
colors: []
color_identity: ["U", "W"]
keywords: []
set: "KHM"
set_name: "Kaldheim"
collector_number: "256"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Anastasia Ovchinnikova"
oracle_id: "6f85c26e-3c87-4112-ad1a-8a5708555a93"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gates-of-istfell-khm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Gates of Istfell
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Land

## Oracle Text
This land enters tapped.
{T}: Add {W}.
{2}{W}{U}{U}, {T}, Sacrifice this land: You gain 2 life and draw two cards.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [North Pole Gates](/printing/north-pole-gates-tla.md) — Land
2. [Izzet Guildgate](/printing/izzet-guildgate-dgm.md) — Land — Gate
3. [Azorius Guildgate](/printing/azorius-guildgate-c13.md) — Land — Gate
4. [Jwar Isle Refuge](/printing/jwar-isle-refuge-cm2.md) — Land
5. [Hallowed Fountain](/printing/hallowed-fountain-unf.md) — Land — Plains Island
6. [Fiery Islet](/printing/fiery-islet-who.md) — Land

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Kaldheim (KHM) #256
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Anastasia Ovchinnikova
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`