Creeping Trailblazer
Creature — Elemental
Other Elementals you control get +1/+0.
: This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each Elemental you control.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GR
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Core Set 2020
- Price
- $0.29
- EDHREC rank
- #14992
Creeping Trailblazer turns every Elemental entering the battlefield into a free pump, and at two mana it comes down early enough to matter before the board gets crowded. Omnath, Locus of the Roil decks run it in nearly a third of lists because the anthem effect scales instantly with the token and Elemental storm counts those strategies routinely hit.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Omnath, Locus of the Roil
Omnath, Locus of the Roil triggers Elemental enters-the-battlefield effects on a loop, and Creeping Trailblazer converts that flood of bodies into a lethal board state — every new Elemental that lands makes your whole team larger, so the same engine that draws cards and deals damage also closes games in combat.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Creeping Trailblazer is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it only earns a slot in Elemental tribal shells — outside of that context it's a vanilla two-drop with no text. In Commander it's a clean role-player in any Elemental-dense deck, rewarding the wide boards those strategies naturally build. Competitive Constructed formats offer no Elemental synergy shell where a 1/1 anthem that requires company would outperform purpose-built threats, so Creeping Trailblazer stays firmly in the casual Commander lane.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.29 bulk tier
At $0.29, Creeping Trailblazer sits squarely in bulk territory — you can pick up a copy as an afterthought while building an Elemental deck without any budget concern. Demand is narrow enough that the price is unlikely to spike, so buying in now or later makes no practical difference.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.