Caller of the Untamed
Creature — Elf Shaman
Before you shuffle your deck to start the game, you may reveal this card from your deck and exile a creature card you drafted that isn't in your deck.
, 
: Create a token that's a copy of a card you exiled with cards named Caller of the Untamed. X is the mana value of that card.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Conspiracy: Take the Crown
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #30488
Caller of the Untamed lets you put any creature card from your hand directly onto the battlefield — no casting, no mana cost paid — but you're spending seven mana and a tap to do it, which means you need targets that cost more than seven to break even. It's a slow, narrow cheating effect that only earns its slot when you're regularly holding haymakers you can't otherwise afford to cast.
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 |
In Commander, Caller of the Untamed is a fringe inclusion in high-cost green creature decks that want redundant Elvish Piper effects — if your curve tops out at Blightsteel Colossus or Emrakul, the extra copy matters. Legacy and Vintage are legal but irrelevant; the effect is too slow and too conditional for those formats, where faster reanimation and hard-cast alternatives dominate. Caller of the Untamed sees essentially no play outside Commander, and even there it competes with cheaper, more reliable creature-cheating options.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Caller of the Untamed is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. The price reflects its narrow role and stiff competition, and there's no obvious pressure that would push it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.