Chronatog
Creature — Atog
: This creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn. You skip your next turn. Activate only once each turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- U
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Visions
- Price
- $12.36
- EDHREC rank
- #20164
Chronatog trades your entire turn for a 7/7 body until end of turn — a deal that almost never pencils out in Commander, where a single skipped turn can mean a lost game. The one real exception is Volrath, the Shapestealer, which can copy the activated Chronatog and exploit that inflated power without paying the turn-skip cost.
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 |
Chronatog is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but competitive play in any of those formats has never found a home for it. In Commander specifically, skipping your turn is a political and mechanical catastrophe — you miss a draw, a land drop, and any interaction window while three opponents untap freely. Legacy and Vintage move too fast for a 1/1 that needs activation to matter. Chronatog is a curiosity, not a staple.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Volrath, the ShapestealerDevoted DruidChronatog
Infinite green mana; Infinitely large creature until end of turn; Skip all your future turns; Lock
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
There is no true budget alternative to Chronatog because the effect it offers — voluntarily skipping your own turn for a temporary stat boost — has essentially no competitive analog worth replacing. If the goal is a cheap, evasion-relevant blue creature in the same mana slot, Phantasmal Bear or Delver of Secrets cover the rate without the liability, though neither replicates the turn-skip mechanic Chronatog is built around.
Price Context
Current price
$12.36 mid tier
At $12.36, Chronatog sits in mid-tier pricing driven entirely by casual nostalgia and its niche role in specific Volrath, the Shapestealer lists rather than broad demand. That price is fragile — any reprint would likely cut it in half, and the card's power ceiling doesn't support the tag outside of very targeted builds.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.