---
name: "Scalding Tarn"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 0
type_line: "Land"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "MH2"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 2"
collector_number: "478"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Philip Straub"
oracle_id: "cb027150-848c-4a66-88ad-e20222304dd8"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/scalding-tarn-mh2"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Scalding Tarn
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 0)
- **Type:** Land

## Oracle Text
{T}, Pay 1 life, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for an Island or Mountain card, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Bloodstained Mire](/printing/bloodstained-mire-mh3.md) — Land
2. [Arid Mesa](/printing/arid-mesa-spg.md) — Land
3. [Flooded Strand](/printing/flooded-strand-g09.md) — Land
4. [Rocky Tar Pit](/printing/rocky-tar-pit-mir.md) — Land
5. [Terramorphic Expanse](/printing/terramorphic-expanse-afc.md) — Land
6. [Windswept Heath](/printing/windswept-heath-wc04.md) — Land

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 2 (MH2) #478
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Philip Straub
- **Total Printings:** 65 across all historical editions

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