Gloryscale Viashino
Creature — Lizard Soldier
Whenever you cast a multicolored spell, this creature gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GRW
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Double Masters 2022
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #23311
Gloryscale Viashino turns every noncreature spell into a +3/+3 pump, making it a legitimate threat in multicolored spell-heavy decks. The 3/3 body for four mana is underpowered on its own, so it earns its slot only when you can trigger it repeatedly in the same turn.
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 |
Gloryscale Viashino is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Vintage, and Oathbreaker, but it sees essentially no play outside of Commander. In Commander it fits best in Naya or five-color spellslinger builds where casting multiple instants, sorceries, or enchantments in a turn snowballs the stat bonus into a genuine threat. Legacy and Modern have faster, more efficient threats at every point on the curve, so Gloryscale Viashino doesn't compete there in any meaningful way. Oathbreaker can replicate the Commander synergy at a smaller table scale, but the same noncreature-spell density requirement applies.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Gloryscale Viashino is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard and shipping, not the card. That price will hold; there's no reprint pressure or demand spike that moves bulk this far down the curve.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.