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Crossroads Candleguide

Artifact Creature — Scarecrow

When this creature enters, exile up to one target card from a graveyard.
{2}: Add one mana of any color.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{4}
Color identity
C
Rarity
common
Set
Innistrad: Double Feature
Price
$0.15
EDHREC rank
#16948
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Crossroads Candleguide card art
Crossroads Candleguide puts a free activation on the table the turn it enters — untapping a target artifact or creature with a tap ability is immediate, on-board value before your opponent can respond to the threat. The cost is a four-mana 2/4 body that does nothing without a tap-outlet to feed, which is exactly why Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher decks want it and most others don't.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper legal
oathbreaker legal

Crossroads Candleguide is a Commander card through and through — the format's singleton rule and slower pace give tap-synergy engines the time to assemble, and commanders like Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher turn each untap trigger into mana or card advantage. In Pauper it's technically legal but competes against tighter, cheaper untap effects with no commander payoff to push it over the line. Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Pioneer all move too fast for a four-mana do-nothing-alone creature to find a home.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.15 bulk tier

At $0.15, Crossroads Candleguide is deep bulk — you're paying for the effect, not the card. Niche tap-synergy demand keeps a floor under it, but don't expect the price to move unless a new commander breaks the archetype wide open.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.