Bounty of Skemfar
Sorcery
Reveal the top six cards of your library. You may put up to one land card from among them onto the battlefield tapped and up to one Elf card from among them into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Kaldheim Commander
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #9147
Bounty of Skemfar puts two bodies on the board — a 1/1 Elf Warrior token and a tapped Forest — for three mana, making it simultaneous ramp and tribal fuel. In Lathril, Blade of the Elves decks that need both Elf count and mana to activate her tap ability, that two-for-one is worth the slightly clunky entry cost.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Lathril, Blade of the Elves
Lathril, Blade of the Elves wants as many Elves in play as possible to drain opponents, and Bounty of Skemfar delivers both a body toward that count and a Forest to fuel her ten-Elf tap activation — two problems solved with one card.
Abomination of Llanowar
Abomination of Llanowar scales its power and toughness off Elves in play and in the graveyard, so every Elf token matters; Bounty of Skemfar contributes to that count while also ramping, making it a clean fit in a deck that wants to go wide fast.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Bounty of Skemfar is a Commander card through and through — the Elf token is only meaningful in a tribal shell, and those live almost exclusively in Commander. It's legal in Legacy and Vintage but sees no real play there; three mana for a tapped land and a 1/1 doesn't clear the bar in formats where every resource counts on a tighter curve. In Commander, Bounty of Skemfar earns its slot specifically in Elf-tribal lists that want density of bodies and ramp simultaneously — outside that context it's too low-impact for a 99-card slot.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Bounty of Skemfar is firmly bulk — easy to pick up without a second thought. Narrow tribal cards at this price rarely move unless the tribe spikes in popularity, so grab it if you're sleeving up Elves and don't expect it to appreciably change in cost either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Lathril, Blade of the Elves
- Abomination of Llanowar
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.