What is the best cheap budget alternative to City of Ass?

The top vector-matched budget alternative to City of Ass is Crumbling Vestige ($0.17), offering a 94% functional match while saving $44.03.

How can I replace City of Ass in MTG Commander on a budget?

You can replace City of Ass ($44.20) in EDH by swapping in lower-cost cards that share key Scryfall oracle tags like #activated-ability, #adds-multiple-mana, #half-mana and identical color identity (Colorless).

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Best Colorless budget alternatives to City of Ass

Automated Vector Analysis• 5 min read•Updated August 3, 2026

City of Ass

$44.20 Market

Card Breakdown: City of Ass (Land) is a high-demand MTG card. At $44.20, budget-conscious players can leverage vector embedding similarity to achieve similar game actions for under $5.00.

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Top Vector-Ranked Budget Swaps

#1 Best Swap

Crumbling Vestige

(Land)

$0.17

94% Vector Match

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, add one mana of any color. {T}: Add {C}. ({C} represents colorless mana.)

Vector Synergy Breakdown

Matches City of Ass's Land card type and shares the exact same mana value (0 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #activated-ability, #rainbow-land.

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#2 Best Swap

Grand Coliseum

(Land)

$0.38

92% Vector Match

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color. This land deals 1 damage to you.

Vector Synergy Breakdown

Matches City of Ass's Land card type and shares the exact same mana value (0 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #activated-ability, #rainbow-land.

#activated-ability #rainbow-land

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#3 Best Swap

Base Camp

(Land)

$0.16

92% Vector Match

This land enters tapped. {T}: Add {C}. {T}: Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, or Wizard spell or to activate an ability of a Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, or Wizard.

Vector Synergy Breakdown

Matches City of Ass's Land card type and shares the exact same mana value (0 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #activated-ability, #rainbow-land, #tapland-with-set-s-mechanic.

#activated-ability #rainbow-land #tapland-with-set-s-mechanic

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#4 Best Swap

Transguild Promenade

(Land)

$0.33

91% Vector Match

This land enters tapped. When this land enters, sacrifice it unless you pay {1}. {T}: Add one mana of any color.

Vector Synergy Breakdown

Matches City of Ass's Land card type and shares the exact same mana value (0 MV). Overlaps on functional mechanics including #activated-ability, #rainbow-land.

#activated-ability #rainbow-land

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