Emil, Vastlands Roamer
Legendary Creature — Elf Druid
Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them have trample.
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: Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of differently named lands you control.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Secrets of Strixhaven
- Price
- $0.30
- EDHREC rank
- #15045
Emil, Vastlands Roamer puts a 2/2 Wolf token into play every time a creature you control transforms, which in the right deck is a token engine stapled to your other payoffs. The cost is narrow identity — Emil, Vastlands Roamer only fires in dedicated werewolf or daybound/nightbound shells, and outside Primo, the Unbounded decks it rarely earns a slot.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Primo, the Unbounded
Primo, the Unbounded runs on transformation triggers, so Emil, Vastlands Roamer converts every flip into a board presence — each Wolf token is another body Primo can sacrifice or grow the pack around, doubling the payoff on transformations you were already forcing.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Emil, Vastlands Roamer is a role-player in werewolf tribal — specifically under Primo, the Unbounded, where roughly a quarter of those decks already include it. Outside that archetype, the trigger condition is too narrow to justify the slot in any generic green or Gruul build. In 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, werewolf synergy pieces have to compete on raw speed, and Emil's three-mana cost for a conditional token generator doesn't clear that bar. Standard legality is the one exception worth watching if a werewolf-heavy set creates enough density of transform triggers to make the engine viable in that environment.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.30 bulk tier
At $0.30, Emil, Vastlands Roamer is firmly bulk — the price you'd expect for a creature with narrow tribal conditions and limited cross-format demand. It's stable bulk, not a card likely to spike, though a werewolf-focused Commander precon or Standard set could move it slightly.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.