Brooding Saurian
Creature — Lizard
At the beginning of each end step, each player gains control of all nontoken permanents they own.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Coldsnap
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #24313
Brooding Saurian blanket-reclaims all your permanents at end of each turn, making theft effects and control-swap spells functionally useless against you. A four-mana 3/3 body is below rate, but the protection it provides is real and persistent.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Brooding Saurian is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it only matters in Commander — that's the format where opponents routinely run Insurrection, Agent of Treachery, and similar theft pieces that can close games on the spot. In 60-card formats, permanent theft is fringe enough that a 3/3 for four dedicated to answering it can't justify a slot. Commander is where Brooding Saurian earns its place, particularly in green creature-heavy builds that care about keeping their board intact through the late game.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Brooding Saurian is pure bulk — easy to pick up in a trade binder or as a cheap single. The price reflects narrow demand rather than narrow power; if theft becomes more prevalent in your meta, this is one of the cheapest answers available.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.