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Amareth, the Lustrous

Legendary Creature — Dragon

Flying
Whenever another permanent you control enters, look at the top card of your library. If it shares a card type with that permanent, you may reveal that card and put it into your hand.

CMC
6
Mana cost
{3}{G}{W}{U}
Color identity
GUW
Rarity
rare
Set
Commander Legends
Price
—
EDHREC rank
#11230
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Amareth, the Lustrous card art
Amareth, the Lustrous turns every permanent you cast into a free look at the top of your library — and a free draw if the type matches, which in a tribal or permanents-matter shell it almost always does. Stack it with Sensei's Divining Top and you're not just drawing cards; you're sculpting every draw step.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Amareth, the Lustrous is a Commander card through and through — a six-mana 6/6 with a slow-burn engine is exactly what the 40-life, multiplayer format is built to support. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, it will never see play; the rate is nowhere near competitive for those formats. Commander is where the triggered draw engine compounds over a full game, and in Oathbreaker the 20-life clock makes a six-drop this passive a liability. Build Amareth as your commander or slot it into a Sultai or Bant permanents-matter deck and the card earns its spot; everywhere else, it doesn't.

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Price Context

Current price

unknown tier

Pricing data isn't available for Amareth, the Lustrous at the moment — check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a current figure. As a legendary creature from a Commander-focused product with a niche but dedicated audience, it tends to sit in the $1–4 range, making it an easy include if the synergy fits.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.