Ecological Appreciation
Sorcery
Search your library and graveyard for up to four creature cards with different names that each have mana value X or less and reveal them. An opponent chooses two of those cards. Shuffle the chosen cards into your library and put the rest onto the battlefield. Exile Ecological Appreciation.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- mythic
- Set
- Magic Online Promos
- Price
- —
- EDHREC rank
- #12572
Ecological Appreciation lets you search up four creatures and put two directly onto the battlefield — your opponent picks which two, but you stack the choices so that both outcomes are acceptable. The catch is the opponent's veto, which means the card rewards tight deck construction over raw power; run it in a list where every creature you can name is a threat, and the downside nearly disappears.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Polukranos Reborn
Polukranos Reborn wants a deep bench of large green creatures to transform and fight alongside, and Ecological Appreciation fills two creature slots at once while thinning the deck — even after the opponent's veto, you're landing a relevant body on curve and keeping the pressure up.
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 |
Ecological Appreciation is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage, and Oathbreaker. Commander is its natural home — the singleton constraint means opponents can't counter the card by knowing you're running four copies, and the political dimension of letting an opponent choose actually generates interesting gameplay rather than feel-bad moments. In competitive Constructed formats the card is too slow and too opponent-dependent to compete with cheaper green tutor effects, so it rarely sees serious play outside of Commander. Oathbreaker is a reasonable second venue if your signature spell enables repeated searches, but the sweet spot remains 100-card singleton where redundancy and opponent interaction both work in the card's favor.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
unknown tier
Pricing data isn't available in the current feed for Ecological Appreciation, so check Scryfall or TCGPlayer for the live number before buying. It's a mythic-rarity Commander staple with consistent demand, so expect a price that reflects that — budget builders should watch for reprint announcements.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Polukranos Reborn
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.