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Grismold, the Dreadsower

Legendary Creature — Troll Shaman

Trample
At the beginning of your end step, each player creates a 1/1 green Plant creature token.
Whenever a creature token dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Grismold.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{1}{B}{G}
Color identity
BG
Rarity
rare
Set
Commander 2019
Price
$1.66
EDHREC rank
#7537
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Grismold, the Dreadsower card art
Grismold, the Dreadsower turns every Plant token it hands to opponents into a personal +1/+1 counter and a free 1/1 when those tokens die, making the board state spiral in your favor faster than opponents can manage. The cost is real — you're actively giving your enemies creatures — but Animation Module and Ellie, Brick Master // Joel, Resolute Survivor both exploit the token-death trigger so efficiently that the downside collapses into an engine.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Ellie, Brick MasterJoel, Resolute Survivor

Ellie, Brick Master // Joel, Resolute Survivor

61.6% of decks · synergy 0.59

Ellie, Brick Master // Joel, Resolute Survivor runs Grismold, the Dreadsower in over 60% of lists because the Plant tokens Grismold distributes are exactly the kind of fodder Ellie wants dying in bulk — each death feeds her Survivor flip condition and generates the cascading value she's built around.

02
Thantis, the Warweaver

Thantis, the Warweaver

45.8% of decks · synergy 0.43

Thantis, the Warweaver forces all creatures to attack each combat, which means the Plant tokens Grismold, the Dreadsower hands out immediately die swinging into blockers — converting a political liability into a reliable stream of Grismold triggers every turn cycle.

03
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest

Rendmaw, Creaking Nest

20.3% of decks · synergy 0.19

Rendmaw, Creaking Nest cashes in on creature deaths for Treasure, so every Plant token that hits the graveyard after Grismold, the Dreadsower distributes it pulls double duty — growing Grismold while also accelerating your mana.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Grismold, the Dreadsower is a Commander card through and through — the political dimension of gifting tokens only makes sense in a multiplayer game where you can point those Plants at different players and let chaos do the work. In Legacy and Vintage, where it's technically legal, a three-mana 3/3 that hands opponents creatures is not a card anyone is registering. Oathbreaker is the one other format where Grismold, the Dreadsower could plausibly build around, and the token-death payoff scales well with the faster pace there. Stick to Commander.

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Price Context

Current price

$1.66 cheap tier

At $1.66, Grismold, the Dreadsower sits firmly in the bulk-rare tier — easy to slot in without a second thought on budget. It sees enough Commander play across token and sacrifice strategies that the price is unlikely to crater further, but don't expect it to climb either.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.