Gilt-Leaf Archdruid
Creature — Elf Druid
Whenever you cast a Druid spell, you may draw a card.
Tap seven untapped Druids you control: Gain control of all lands target player controls.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $9.33
- EDHREC rank
- #11629
Gilt-Leaf Archdruid steals every land on the board the turn you tap seven Druids — a table-flipping threat that doubles as a mana engine while you build to that number. The seven-Druid threshold is real work, but in dedicated Druid tribal it's achievable by turn four or five, and at that point opponents are playing off zero lands.
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 |
Commander is where Gilt-Leaf Archdruid belongs — three opponents means stealing lands hits harder than in any other format, and Druid tribal has enough support in the format to realistically hit seven creatures. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but sees no competitive play; the threshold is too slow against fast combo and blue interaction, and non-tribal decks have no use for it. Modern is the same story: seven-mana activated effects don't survive in a format that ends on turn three or four. Oathbreaker could support it in a dedicated green Druid shell, but the smaller deck size and lower life totals mean the format is a niche home at best.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
No single card replicates Gilt-Leaf Archdruid's land-theft trigger, but Kiora's Follower and Rishkar, Peema Renegade both contribute to the mana-Druid engine at under $1 each, letting you hit the critical mass faster without replacing the Archdruid itself. If you need a cheaper top-end threat in the same role, Kamahl, Heart of Krosa converts creature count into board presence for around $2 — it doesn't steal lands, but it closes games off a wide board in a similar way.
Price Context
Current price
$9.33 mid tier
At $9.33, Gilt-Leaf Archdruid sits in mid-tier territory — not a casual throw-in, but not a budget barrier either. It's a niche tribal payoff with a narrow home, so demand stays modest and the price is unlikely to spike unless Druid tribal gets a high-profile Commander precon treatment.
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Sources
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.