Greenside Watcher
Creature — Elf Druid
: Untap target Gate.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Gatecrash
- Price
- $0.07
- EDHREC rank
- #15447
Greenside Watcher taps to untap a Gate you control — repeatable pseudo-ramp that turns every Gate into a mana source if you can abuse the tap ability. Outside of dedicated Gate synergy decks built around Nine-Fingers Keene, it does nothing.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Nine-Fingers Keene
Nine-Fingers Keene rewards you for running a Gate-heavy manabase, and Greenside Watcher converts that base into an engine — untapping Gates to reuse landfall triggers, filter mana, or accelerate into Keene's activated ability turn after turn.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Greenside Watcher is a Commander card, full stop. In the Nine-Fingers Keene archetype it earns its slot by untapping Gates repeatedly, which translates to real mana and landfall abuse in a shell already built around that land type. In every other format — Modern, Pioneer, Pauper, Legacy — there is no Gate engine worth supporting, so Greenside Watcher sits unplayed. It's legal across the board, but legality and playability are different things here.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.07 bulk tier
At $0.07, Greenside Watcher is deep bulk — grab a copy at the bottom of any common box without a second thought. Demand is narrow enough that the price won't move meaningfully in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.