Caller of the Hunt
Creature — Human
As an additional cost to cast this spell, choose a creature type.
Caller of the Hunt's power and toughness are each equal to the number of creatures of the chosen type on the battlefield.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Mercadian Masques
- Price
- $1.30
- EDHREC rank
- #20924
Caller of the Hunt enters as a creature with power and toughness each equal to the number of creatures sharing its chosen type — so in the right tribal shell, it lands as a 6/6 or larger for three mana. Outside a dense same-type board, it's a 1/1 for three, which means the deck building cost is real; Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist lists run it precisely because the Salamander token flood guarantees a fat body every time.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist forces Salamander tokens onto every player's board, so when Caller of the Hunt names Salamander on entry, it counts every creature at the table with that type — routinely entering as a 6/6 or larger by mid-game without any additional investment.
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 |
Caller of the Hunt is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but its home is firmly Commander. The card's power scales directly with board density and tribal overlap, both of which peak in a 100-card multiplayer game where opponents' creatures can count toward your total. In Legacy and Vintage the card sees no meaningful play — three mana for a creature that might be a 1/1 doesn't compete in those formats. Oathbreaker can theoretically support it in a dedicated tribal shell, but the smaller deck size and faster games narrow the window considerably.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$1.30 cheap tier
At $1.30, Caller of the Hunt sits in budget-inclusion territory — low enough that there's no cost barrier to trying it in any Salamander or broad-tribal Commander build. It's a narrow card with a small addressable audience, so the price is unlikely to move much in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.