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Elder Druid

Creature — Elf Cleric Druid

{3}{G}, {T}: You may tap or untap target artifact, creature, or land.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{3}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
rare
Set
Classic Sixth Edition
Price
$0.20
EDHREC rank
#25313
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Elder Druid card art
Elder Druid taps or untaps any permanent for four mana and a tap — a repeatable, universal answer to almost any board state. The cost is steep enough that you need either untap support or a combo shell like Isochron Scepter to make it worth the slot.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Commander is where Elder Druid earns its keep — the format's slower pace and singleton rule make repeatable permanent manipulation genuinely powerful, and the combo ceiling is high enough to justify the setup cost. Legacy and Vintage are both legal formats for Elder Druid, but four mana plus a tap to touch one permanent is nowhere near the speed those formats demand, so it sees no real play there. Outside of Commander and Oathbreaker, this card simply doesn't exist competitively.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

6 decks
Isochron ScepterElder DruidTo Arms!

Isochron ScepterElder DruidTo Arms!

Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Near-infinite storm count; Near-infinite magecraft triggers; Near-infinite untap of creatures you control; Near-infinite mana creatures you control can produce

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Isochron ScepterElder DruidRally of Wings

Isochron ScepterElder DruidRally of Wings

Infinite storm count; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite magecraft triggers; Infinite power and toughness for certain creatures until end of turn

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Price Context

Current price

$0.20 bulk tier

At $0.20, Elder Druid is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not scarcity. That price is stable; there's no chase-card demand pulling it up, and the combo applications that make it interesting are niche enough that a reprint wouldn't even matter.

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