Elderwood Scion
Creature — Elemental
Trample, lifelink
Spells you cast that target this creature cost 
less to cast.
Spells your opponents cast that target this creature cost more to cast.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GW
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Commander 2018
- Price
- $0.21
- EDHREC rank
- #22389
Elderwood Scion lands as a 5/5 trample that makes itself and every other Aura attached to it cost two generic less — a self-reducing threat that snowballs the more you enchant it. Six mana is the ask, and it pays that back fast in an Aura-heavy shell.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Elderwood Scion actually lives — Aura-based voltron decks want exactly this kind of cost reduction, and the trample built into a 5/5 body means opponents can't just chump forever. Legacy and Vintage are legal on paper, but a six-mana creature with no immediate enter-the-battlefield effect and no protection has no realistic place in those formats. Oathbreaker is the one other format worth mentioning: if your planeswalker is enchantment-adjacent, Elderwood Scion can slot into a budget curve without embarrassing itself.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.21 bulk tier
At $0.21, Elderwood Scion is deep bulk — easy to pick up in any trade binder or as a throw-in. Demand is niche enough that the price is unlikely to move unless an Aura-matters precon pushes it, so grab copies now if the deck calls for it and don't think twice.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.