Gilt-Leaf Seer
Creature — Elf Shaman
, 
: Look at the top two cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Lorwyn
- Price
- $0.14
- EDHREC rank
- #22606
Gilt-Leaf Seer offers repeatable top-of-library manipulation on a 2/2 body — useful in theory, but the activation cost of tapping two Elves makes it a significant tempo drain in practice. Decks that can recoup that cost through untap effects or token flooding can extract value from it, but in most lists it's too slow to matter.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Gilt-Leaf Seer occupies a narrow slot — it fits Elf tribal builds that flood the board and have untap synergies to offset the two-Elf tap cost, but most lists would rather run a cantrip or a more impactful three-drop. In Pauper, where common-legal card selection is genuinely scarce, Gilt-Leaf Seer sees occasional play in Elf combo shells that can exploit the activation repeatedly in a single turn. Legacy and Vintage don't want it — those formats have access to strict upgrades like Sylvan Library and Brainstorm that cost no creatures and no tempo. It's a card that earns its slot only when the deck is specifically built to weaponize the activation, not one you slot in for generic value.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.14 bulk tier
At $0.14, Gilt-Leaf Seer is deep bulk — the kind of card you pick up as a throw-in without thinking twice. Don't expect the price to move; the demand ceiling is low and supply is not.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.