Befriending the Moths // Imperial Moth
Enchantment — Saga // Enchantment Creature — Insect
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter.)
I, II — Target creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains flying until end of turn.
III — Exile this Saga, then return it to the battlefield transformed under your control.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
- Price
- $0.18
- EDHREC rank
- #16877
Befriending the Moths // Imperial Moth gives you a 5/5 flying creature for five mana that also stocks your graveyard with two lands on the way in — the Adventure half is the actual play, smoothing mana while feeding any yard-matters plan. Garnet, Princess of Alexandria decks run it because the land-dumping effect maps directly onto her graveyard recursion engine, making this a two-for-one that does work before the creature even matters.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Garnet, Princess of Alexandria
Garnet, Princess of Alexandria wants cards in the graveyard, and Befriending the Moths // Imperial Moth delivers two lands there on the Adventure before a 5/5 flier enters play — that's exactly the setup Garnet's recursion loops want to see.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Befriending the Moths // Imperial Moth earns its slot in decks that care about land counts in the graveyard or need incidental yard-filling alongside a relevant body — it's not a staple but it's a clean role-player. In Pauper it's legal and the 5/5 flier for five is clunky at common rates, so the Adventure half has to carry the card there, and five mana for two land-dumps doesn't clear that bar. Modern and Pioneer have enough efficient threats and land-fetchers that this doesn't compete. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the rate is just too slow.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.18 bulk tier
At $0.18, Befriending the Moths // Imperial Moth is deep bulk — you're picking it out of a dollar box, not tracking it down. Bulk rares with narrow applications rarely move unless a new commander pushes the synergy hard, so don't expect this to climb.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.