Copperhorn Scout
Creature — Elf Scout
Whenever this creature attacks, untap each other creature you control.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Conspiracy: Take the Crown
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #5392
Copperhorn Scout untaps all your creatures when it attacks — in an elf deck, that means your mana producers refuel mid-combat so you can pour everything into an Ezuri, Renegade Leader overrun the same turn. One green mana for a 1/1 is a fair price when the payoff is effectively doubling your mana on the turn you go for the kill.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ezuri, Renegade Leader
Copperhorn Scout is at its best here: attacking with it untaps your mana elves mid-combat, giving you the green mana to activate Ezuri, Renegade Leader's overrun ability before blockers are even declared.
Marwyn, the Nurturer
Copperhorn Scout's attack trigger untaps Marwyn, the Nurturer, letting you immediately tap her for a burst of mana — often enough to chain spells or activate another ability in the same combat step.
Eladamri, Korvecdal
Eladamri, Korvecdal wants to flood the board with elves and convert that board into action, and Copperhorn Scout's untap effect turns combat into a mana-positive event for the whole team.
Lathril, Blade of the Elves
Lathril, Blade of the Elves drains opponents equal to the number of elves you tap, and Copperhorn Scout attacking first untaps those elves so you can tap them again for Lathril's ability in the same window.
Tyvar the Bellicose
Tyvar the Bellicose gives elves the ability to tap for mana, so Copperhorn Scout's attack-trigger untap directly translates into more mana and more damage on the turn you swing wide.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Copperhorn Scout is a Commander card — full stop. Elf combo decks in that format are the only shells where untapping your team mid-combat is worth a card slot, and it shows up in over half of Ezuri, Renegade Leader builds for exactly that reason. In Pauper it's legal but sees no meaningful play; the format's elf strategies prefer creatures that do more on their own. Legacy and Vintage are non-starters — the effect is too conditional and the body too small to compete at those speeds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Copperhorn Scout is bulk — grab a copy from any binder or bulk bin without thinking twice. Bulk commons with narrow but genuine combo utility tend to sit at this floor indefinitely, so there's no timing consideration here.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.