Gaea's Embrace
Enchantment — Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has trample.
: Regenerate enchanted creature.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Urza's Saga
- Price
- $0.39
- EDHREC rank
- #16148
Gaea's Embrace turns any creature into a trampling, regenerating threat for three mana and a green pip to maintain — the combination of evasion and built-in protection on one enchantment is the whole pitch. It's a role-player, not a staple, but in the right shell it earns its slot.
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 |
Gaea's Embrace is legal in Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — and Commander is the only format where it sees any real play. In Legacy and Vintage, three mana for a creature enchantment that doesn't generate immediate card advantage or break a game state simply isn't competitive. Commander is where the regeneration clause matters most: protecting a voltron commander or a key attacker across multiple turns justifies the ongoing green pip, and the trample grant lets big-power creatures close games that would otherwise stall on blockers. Oathbreaker is a viable home on paper, but the faster pace of smaller pods shrinks the window to recoup the mana investment.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.39 bulk tier
At $0.39, Gaea's Embrace is firmly bulk — grab a copy without thinking twice if the deck wants it. Bulk creature enchantments with narrow applications don't appreciate, so there's no reason to buy multiples as a financial play; just pick one up when you need it.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.