Goobbue Gardener
Creature — Plant Beast
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- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Final Fantasy
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #11131
Goobbue Gardener puts a land directly onto the battlefield and leaves a body behind — that combination of ramp and board presence on a single card is the whole pitch. The cost is that it asks for a Plant or Fungus in hand to trigger the land drop, which makes it a payoff card rather than a reliable early accelerant; Kirri, Talented Sprout decks typically have no trouble meeting that condition.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Kirri, Talented Sprout
Kirri, Talented Sprout cares about casting Plants and Fungi, and Goobbue Gardener doubles as both a creature and a landfall trigger on the same turn, letting Kirri's draw and counter engines fire while also advancing the mana base.
Slinza, the Spiked Stampede
Slinza, the Spiked Stampede wants large green creatures hitting the board, and Goobbue Gardener's land-into-play effect accelerates toward the big mana Slinza, the Spiked Stampede demands while keeping the creature count high for combat math.
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 |
Commander is where Goobbue Gardener belongs — the 100-card singleton format gives you enough Plants and Fungi to trigger the ability consistently, and the slower pace rewards the tempo of getting a free land while leaving a creature on board. In competitive 60-card formats like Modern and Pioneer, a four-mana 3/3 that conditionally ramps is simply too slow and too narrow to compete with dedicated ramp spells. Pauper is legal but the creature type restriction keeps it out of most lists there too. Standard and Legacy are technically options, but the card's ceiling is firmly in the Commander room.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Goobbue Gardener is deep bulk — grab a copy out of any common box without a second thought. Bulk rares with narrow tribal triggers rarely climb in price, so treat it as a cheap pickup for the decks that want it rather than a spec.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.