Goldlust Triad
Creature — Dragon
Flying
Myriad (Whenever this creature attacks, for each opponent other than defending player, you may create a token copy that's tapped and attacking that player or a planeswalker they control. Exile the tokens at end of combat.)
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- R
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander
- Price
- $9.38
- EDHREC rank
- #2285
Goldlust Triad hits the board and immediately generates value across multiple axes — the kind of card that warps your turn the moment it resolves. The cost is real, but commanders like Muddle, the Ever-Changing were practically built to abuse it, and The Jolly Balloon Man makes the math look even friendlier.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Muddle, the Ever-Changing
Muddle, the Ever-Changing runs Goldlust Triad in over half its decks because the card feeds directly into Muddle's engine of transforming and reusing permanents — the synergy score of 0.50 is among the highest you'll find for any single card in this archetype.
Zurgo Stormrender
Zurgo Stormrender wants payoffs that deliver immediate impact, and Goldlust Triad obliges — over 54% of Zurgo Stormrender lists include it, making it one of the most consistent pickups across the archetype's entire card pool.
Neriv, Heart of the Storm
Neriv, Heart of the Storm rewards you for playing into its storm-adjacent gameplan, and Goldlust Triad provides exactly the kind of cascading value Neriv, Heart of the Storm needs to pull ahead in the mid-game.
The Master, Multiplied
The Master, Multiplied wants pieces that scale with copies and tokens, and Goldlust Triad delivers on both fronts — nearly half of all The Master, Multiplied lists include it for that reason.
Knuckles the Echidna
Knuckles the Echidna leans on cards that punch above their mana weight, and Goldlust Triad fits that profile cleanly — showing up in 46% of Knuckles the Echidna decks confirms it's not a fringe include.
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 |
Commander is where Goldlust Triad does its best work — the singleton format rewards cards with broad utility, and a single copy here can swing a game in a way that 60-card formats rarely allow. Legacy and Vintage legality means it technically sees constructed play, but the card's design is clearly tuned for the multiplayer long game rather than the focused, fast environments those formats demand. Oathbreaker is worth a mention as a secondary home, especially in spellslinger-adjacent builds where the card's value generation compounds quickly. Outside those formats, Goldlust Triad simply isn't legal, which concentrates its entire competitive identity in Commander.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
The Jolly Balloon ManGoldlust TriadAggravated Assault
Infinite LTB; Infinite ETB; Infinite colored mana; Infinite combat phases; Infinite creature tokens with haste; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite Treasure tokens; Infinite combat damage
View on Commander Spellbook ↗Budget Alternatives
Cheaper options that do most of the same work
If Goldlust Triad is out of reach, the closest budget stand-ins are cards that generate comparable value at a lower entry point — think effects that spread advantage across multiple permanents or triggers rather than doing one thing efficiently. The honest trade-off is that you'll need two or three cheaper cards to approximate what Goldlust Triad does in a single slot, which costs you deck space and consistency even when it saves you money.
Price Context
Current price
$9.38 mid tier
At $9.38, Goldlust Triad sits in the mid tier — expensive enough to feel like a deliberate include, not so expensive that it's out of reach for most budgets. Given its inclusion rates across multiple high-population commanders, the price reflects genuine demand rather than hype, so it's unlikely to crater absent a reprint.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.