Circle of the Moon Druid
Creature — Human Elf Druid
Bear Form — During your turn, this creature is a Bear with base power and toughness 4/2. (It loses all other creature types.)
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Adventures in the Forgotten Realms
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #20292
Circle of the Moon Druid puts a 2/2 Bear token into play the moment it enters, then keeps producing one every upkeep — meaningful board presence stapled to a repeating threat. The cost is the creature type: outside of Bear tribal, that token stream rarely justifies the slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ayula, Queen Among Bears
Every Bear token Circle of the Moon Druid generates is a fresh trigger for Ayula, Queen Among Bears — pump a creature or fight an opponent's blocker, turn after turn, off a single three-drop.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Circle of the Moon Druid is a Pauper-legal common, and that's where its ceiling sits — token generators at common rarity are rare enough that it can pull weight in slower green builds. In Commander, it's a Bear-tribal card first and foremost; outside of Ayula, Queen Among Bears or similar tribal shells, three mana for a 2/2 and delayed reinforcements doesn't move the needle in a 100-card singleton format. Competitive constructed formats — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy — have no interest in a three-mana creature that produces 2/2s one at a time.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Circle of the Moon Druid is bulk by any measure — pick it up for the price of a sleeve. Bulk commons tied to a single tribal niche don't appreciate; treat it as a free inclusion if you're already building Bears, not a card to track.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.