Epochrasite
Artifact Creature — Construct
This creature enters with three +1/+1 counters on it if you didn't cast it from your hand.
When this creature dies, exile it with three time counters on it and it gains suspend. (At the beginning of its owner's upkeep, they remove a time counter. When the last is removed, they may cast this card without paying its mana cost. It has haste.)
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Modern Masters
- Price
- $0.27
- EDHREC rank
- #14604
Epochrasite enters as a 1/1 for two mana, dies, suspends itself for three counters, and comes back as a 4/4 — the floor is a recurring threat that demands two answers. In shells like Alaundo the Seer that manipulate suspend counters, the comeback clock collapses fast enough to make Epochrasite a legitimate value engine rather than a cute trick.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Alaundo the Seer
Alaundo the Seer removes time counters from suspended cards every time you cycle or draw, which turns Epochrasite's three-counter resurrection from a three-turn wait into something that triggers in the same turn cycle — pair that with any looting effect and you're returning a 4/4 for free on a reliable schedule.
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 | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Epochrasite earns its slot in suspend-matters and recursion builds, where the 4/4 re-entry is consistently accelerated past its natural clock. Legacy and Vintage are legal but uninterested — Epochrasite's ceiling is a resilient two-drop, and those formats have faster, less fragile threats at that slot. Modern sees occasional fringe play in artifact synergy lists that want cheap recursive bodies, though it rarely makes the cut competitively. Epochrasite is at its best in 100-card singleton, where the self-replacing threat scales well against the removal-heavy, grindy games Commander regularly produces.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.27 bulk tier
At $0.27, Epochrasite is deep bulk — easy to pick up without budget consideration. That price is stable; there's no competitive demand driving it up, and the suspend niche keeps it from spiking unless a new commander breaks the mechanic wide open.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Alaundo the Seer
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.