Cultivator of Blades
Creature — Elf Artificer
Fabricate 2 (When this creature enters, put two +1/+1 counters on it or create two 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature tokens.)
Whenever this creature attacks, you may have other attacking creatures get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is this creature's power.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Kaldheim Commander
- Price
- $0.31
- EDHREC rank
- #9380
Cultivator of Blades lands and immediately pumps every creature you control when it attacks — that's a combat-step anthem on a body, and it scales hard with wide boards. The five-mana cost is real, but Ezuri, Claw of Progress turns that enters-the-battlefield trigger into experience counters and Nim Deathmantle loops make the pump repeatable enough to close games on the spot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ezuri, Claw of Progress
Ezuri, Claw of Progress banks experience counters off Cultivator of Blades entering the battlefield, then the attack trigger doubles or triples the power of every creature Ezuri has already buffed — the two cards form a feedback loop where each experience counter makes the pump swing more threatening.
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 |
Cultivator of Blades is a Commander card through and through — the attack trigger needs a wide board to matter, and multiplayer games give you the time and the creatures to make that payoff devastating. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern or Pioneer it's too slow and too conditional; a five-mana creature that requires you to already be ahead on board to win harder doesn't fit the tempo those formats demand. Legacy has better payoffs for similar mana investment and ignores it entirely. Commander is where Cultivator of Blades earns its slot, specifically in token and +1/+1 counter shells that can guarantee a wide attack.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Cultivator of BladesNim DeathmantleAshnod's Altar
Infinite colorless mana; Infinite creature tokens; Infinite death triggers; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite sacrifice triggers
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightCultivator of BladesYahenni, Undying Partisan
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightViscera SeerCultivator of Blades
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite scry 1
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightPhyrexian AltarCultivator of Blades
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers
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Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of TwilightCultivator of BladesCarrion Feeder
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite sacrifice triggers; Infinite death triggers; Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature
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Current price
$0.31 bulk tier
At $0.31, Cultivator of Blades is deep bulk — easy to pick up as a throw-in or out of a bulk bin. Bulk rares with narrow, archetype-specific appeal rarely climb unless they land on a reprint-free staple list, so don't expect movement; just grab one if the deck wants it.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Nim Deathmantle
- Ezuri, Claw of Progress
- Ashnod's Altar
- Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
- Yahenni, Undying Partisan
- Viscera Seer
- Phyrexian Altar
- Carrion Feeder
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.