Forever Young
Sorcery
Put any number of target creature cards from your graveyard on top of your library.
Draw a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Throne of Eldraine
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #7404
Forever Young puts any number of creatures from your graveyard on top of your library for two mana — that's mass recursion stapled to a cantrip, which means it replaces itself and never costs you a card. Grist, the Hunger Tide decks run it as a reset button that refuels the insect engine mid-loop, and honestly any black deck grinding through its graveyard should consider it.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
Grist, the Hunger Tide mills insects and sacrifices them constantly, and Forever Young closes the loop by stacking every dead bug back on top of the library for the next draw step — it's the cheapest mid-loop refuel available.
Syr Konrad, the Grim
Syr Konrad, the Grim triggers every time a creature leaves the graveyard, so Forever Young moving a pile of creatures from yard to library fires that drain ability once per creature before they're gone — two mana for a burst of damage plus a cantrip is an efficient rate for the engine.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Forever Young does its best work — graveyard-heavy black decks have no shortage of creatures to recycle, and the cantrip clause means it never trades down in card economy. In Pauper it's a legitimate consideration for any black value or reanimator shell since common-legal mass recursion is scarce. Modern and Legacy have faster, more redundant engines, so Forever Young rarely competes there. Pioneer is similarly stacked with more powerful graveyard tools; it's legal but outclassed.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Forever Young is deep bulk — you'll find it in any common box or as a throw-in. Bulk commons with clear Commander applications like this one tend to stay flat, so there's no reason to buy more than you need right now.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.