Bounty of the Luxa
Enchantment
At the beginning of your first main phase, remove all flood counters from this enchantment. If no counters were removed this way, put a flood counter on this enchantment and draw a card. Otherwise, add 
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- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Amonkhet Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #12056
Bounty of the Luxa alternates every upkeep between drawing a card and adding three mana of any combination of green and blue — two of the most valuable things a Commander deck can do, on a single enchantment that compounds over time. The four-mana investment pays for itself within two full cycles, and decks that can put extra counters on it to accelerate the alternation get something close to broken.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood
Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood's ability to add flood counters to permanents means Bounty of the Luxa can skip its "off" turns entirely, firing both a draw and a mana burst in rapid succession rather than waiting a full upkeep cycle.
Sab-Sunen, Luxa Embodied
Sab-Sunen, Luxa Embodied cares deeply about flood counters accumulating on permanents, and Bounty of the Luxa arrives pre-seeded with that counter mechanic, slotting into the engine without any extra setup.
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 |
Bounty of the Luxa is a Commander card through and through — the slow, alternating payoff is perfectly sized for a 40-life multiplayer game where it has four or more upkeeps to compound before anyone is in real danger of losing. In competitive Legacy or Vintage, four mana for a do-nothing-immediately enchantment is a non-starter; those formats have no patience for payoffs measured in full turns. Modern and Pioneer are theoretically legal homes, but no serious shell wants this over faster, more consistent value engines. Bounty of the Luxa belongs in the 99 of any Simic Commander deck that can either accelerate the counter manipulation or simply afford the slow build.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data for Bounty of the Luxa isn't currently available in the system, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for a live number. Given that it's a casual Commander staple without meaningful competitive crossover, it has historically settled in the budget-to-mid range — worth grabbing if you see it cheap.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Xolatoyac, the Smiling Flood
- Sab-Sunen, Luxa Embodied
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.