Druid's Deliverance
Instant
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to you this turn. Populate. (Create a token that's a copy of a creature token you control.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Commander 2019
- Price
- $0.35
- EDHREC rank
- #3961
Druid's Deliverance blanks a combat step and populates your board at instant speed — the two-mana cost buys you a token and a full turn to recover. In token-heavy shells like Ghired, Conclave Exile, that populate trigger can copy a Rhino or Giant before attackers even resolve, which is a lot of work for a card that costs less than a Fog.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Ghired, Conclave Exile
Ghired, Conclave Exile runs Druid's Deliverance because the populate trigger copies whatever massive token Ghired already put into play — you're not making a 1/1, you're making another 4/4 Rhino while negating an attack.
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice
Trostani, Selesnya's Voice gains life off every token that enters, so Druid's Deliverance does double duty: it stops incoming damage and triggers a life gain on the populated copy.
Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds
Ghired, Mirror of the Wilds cares deeply about copying creatures, and Druid's Deliverance slots in as a combat trick that advances the board rather than just stalling it.
Brenard, Ginger Sculptor
Brenard, Ginger Sculptor generates Golem tokens that grow exponentially when copied, so Druid's Deliverance functions as both a defensive tool and a populate engine that compounds Brenard's board presence.
Atla Palani, Nest Tender
Atla Palani, Nest Tender wants Eggs on the table, and populating one at instant speed during combat is an efficient way to set up an additional crack before your own turn.
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 |
In Commander, Druid's Deliverance occupies a narrow but consistent role: token decks that need defensive interaction and can extract a second effect from populate are the only shells where it earns a slot over a plain Fog. Outside Commander, the card is legal in Legacy, Vintage, Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, and Oathbreaker, but the competitive landscape in those formats has never given it meaningful play — Fog effects are fringe at best, and paying two mana for one that creates a token doesn't change the calculus at higher power levels. Pauper is the one format where budget constraints and token synergies could theoretically justify it, but even there the card sees almost no play.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.35 bulk tier
At $0.35, Druid's Deliverance sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to move — it's a narrow, format-fringe card with no spike potential. Pick it up for the price of a sleeve if your token commander wants it; there's no reason to hesitate at this price point.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.