Edge of Autumn
Sorcery
If you control four or fewer lands, search your library for a basic land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
Cycling—Sacrifice a land. (Sacrifice a land, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Future Sight
- Price
- $0.35
- EDHREC rank
- #5988
Edge of Autumn fetches a basic land onto the battlefield — or, if you have four or more lands already, cycles itself for a single green mana. The cycling mode is what separates it from filler: in Titania, Protector of Argoth decks, sacrificing the land you searched up triggers a 5/3 token before you've spent your second turn.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Titania, Protector of Argoth
Edge of Autumn does double duty here — the land-fetch triggers Titania, Protector of Argoth on entry, and the sacrifice built into the cycling mode triggers her again, netting two 5/3 Elemental tokens from a single one-mana spell.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Edge of Autumn earns its slot as a one-mana ramp spell with a built-in late-game use — the cycling clause means it's never a dead draw once you've hit land. In Pauper it competes in the common ramp pool where the bar is high, but the flexibility keeps it relevant in any deck that wants to hit three lands fast and can absorb the cycling cost later. Legacy sees it occasionally in Loam and land-sacrifice shells where the sacrifice is a feature rather than a cost. Modern has more efficient options, so Edge of Autumn is mostly an engine piece in dedicated land decks rather than a default inclusion.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.35 bulk tier
At $0.35, Edge of Autumn sits firmly in bulk territory — a rounding error in any build. That price reflects wide availability rather than low power; it's a genuine two-mode spell and won't climb unless a new land-sacrifice commander pulls it into the spotlight.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.