Biovisionary
Creature — Human Wizard
At the beginning of the end step, if you control four or more creatures named Biovisionary, you win the game.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.44
- EDHREC rank
- #8297
Biovisionary wins the game on the spot if you control four copies at end of turn — that's the entire appeal, and it's real. The easiest path is Rite of Replication kicked on a single Biovisionary, which gets you five copies and triggers the win condition immediately; Esix, Fractal Bloom makes the setup trivially repeatable by redirecting token creation.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Esix, Fractal Bloom
Esix, Fractal Bloom is the premier Biovisionary commander because its ability turns every subsequent token you create into another Biovisionary, meaning a single token spell after the first copy hits the battlefield can close out the game without ever casting Rite of Replication.
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters
Adrix and Nev, Twincasters doubles every token produced, so a modest clone or token spell generates enough Biovisionary copies to satisfy the four-copy threshold in a single action.
Riku of Two Reflections
Riku of Two Reflections can copy both creature spells and instants or sorceries, giving Biovisionary decks two redundant routes to the win condition — copy the creature directly or copy the spell that copies it.
Volrath, the Shapestealer
Volrath, the Shapestealer can become a Biovisionary at will by paying one mana, which means assembling three additional copies of the creature is all that's needed to trigger the win condition with Volrath counting as the fourth.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Biovisionary is a Commander card — full stop. The win condition requires four copies simultaneously, which demands a dedicated clone or token-doubling infrastructure that no competitive Constructed format supports efficiently. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer it's legal but irrelevant; faster, more consistent win conditions make the four-copy requirement a liability rather than a payoff. Commander is the only format where the setup cost is acceptable, the game lasts long enough to assemble the pieces, and the toolbox of clone effects runs deep enough to make Biovisionary genuinely threatening.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.44 bulk tier
At $0.44, Biovisionary is bulk — it costs less than a sleeve and shows up in enough clone-centric Commander decks to stay in print and circulation. Don't expect the price to move meaningfully in either direction; it's a build-around with a narrow home, which keeps both demand and scarcity low.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.