Gilacorn
Creature — Lizard
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #19813
Gilacorn enters with a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control, then replaces itself with a 4/4 Squirrel token — that's immediate board impact for a single green mana. In Gev, Scaled Scorch decks, every counter Gilacorn distributes is a damage trigger waiting to fire, making this a one-drop that punches well above its cost.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Gev, Scaled Scorch
Gev, Scaled Scorch turns every +1/+1 counter placement into a damage ping, and Gilacorn floods the board with counters the moment it resolves — one card spreads damage across every opponent's life total and leaves a 4/4 body behind.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Gilacorn earns its slot in any strategy that cares about +1/+1 counters or token count — it's a one-mana spell that scales with board size and never trades down in card advantage. Pauper is where Gilacorn has the most competitive relevance, since common-legal counter synergies are real and a one-mana token producer with upside is genuinely efficient at that power level. Legacy and Vintage are legal homes, but neither format has room for a sorcery-speed token maker that requires an existing board to maximize value. Oathbreaker mirrors the Commander read — strong in counter-centric builds, ignorable everywhere else.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Gilacorn is deep bulk — you're paying for staples, not the card itself. At that price point there's no financial risk, but don't expect the tag to climb unless a counter-synergy commander breaks out and drags demand with it.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.