Goldmeadow Nomad
Creature — Kithkin Scout
, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a 1/1 green and white Kithkin creature token. Activate only as a sorcery.
- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Lorwyn Eclipsed
- Price
- $0.17
- EDHREC rank
- #19185
Goldmeadow Nomad puts a 1/1 vigilance Kithkin token into play every time a Kithkin enters the battlefield under your control — that's a compounding board presence that snowballs fast in tribal shells. The catch is the champion cost: it exiles itself if you don't have another Kithkin to champion, and it comes back blank if that Kithkin leaves, so it lives and dies by how deep your Kithkin count runs.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Brigid, Clachan's Heart
Brigid, Clachan's Heart is the natural home for Goldmeadow Nomad — Brigid rewards you for flooding the board with Kithkin tokens, and every new Kithkin that enters triggers Goldmeadow Nomad to produce another one, creating a self-reinforcing loop that turns a single anthem into a lethal token army.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Goldmeadow Nomad is a tribal-specific piece that earns its slot only in dedicated Kithkin builds — outside of that context, a 1/1 with a conditional champion isn't competing for space. In competitive Constructed formats like Modern and Legacy, Kithkin tribal never broke through and Goldmeadow Nomad isn't the card that changes that calculation. Pioneer and Standard don't have the Kithkin density to support it either. Pauper is the one non-Commander format worth a brief mention since the common slot is wide open, but Kithkin tribal lacks the critical mass there too. This is a Commander card for one specific commander, full stop.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.17 bulk tier
At $0.17, Goldmeadow Nomad is deep bulk — you're not paying a premium for it and you shouldn't. The price reflects its narrow appeal, and there's no meaningful demand outside Brigid, Clachan's Heart lists to push it higher.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Brigid, Clachan's Heart
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.