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Heartbeat of Spring

Enchantment

Whenever a player taps a land for mana, that player adds one mana of any type that land produced.

CMC
3
Mana cost
{2}{G}
Color identity
G
Rarity
mythic
Set
Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal
Price
$1.88
EDHREC rank
#4201
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Heartbeat of Spring card art
Heartbeat of Spring doubles every player's mana — an asymmetric engine only if your deck exploits that extra mana faster than your opponents do. Commanders like Yurlok of Scorch Thrash convert the flood into direct damage, while untap outlets such as Magus of the Candelabra let you lap the table; without either, you're just casting a ritual for the whole pod.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Yurlok of Scorch Thrash

Yurlok of Scorch Thrash

74.2% of decks · synergy 0.71

Heartbeat of Spring is the cornerstone of Yurlok of Scorch Thrash's kill plan — doubling each land's output means opponents produce mana they can't spend, and Yurlok converts that excess directly into life loss across the table.

02
Phelddagrif

Phelddagrif

39.8% of decks · synergy 0.39

Phelddagrif decks lean on political gifting, and Heartbeat of Spring is one of the cleanest group-hug pieces available at three mana — it fuels the table's big spells while keeping Phelddagrif's pilots ahead on goodwill and card advantage.

03
Gluntch, the Bestower

Gluntch, the Bestower

30.3% of decks · synergy 0.29

Gluntch, the Bestower rewards spreading resources around, and Heartbeat of Spring fits that philosophy exactly — the doubled mana accelerates everyone's game while Gluntch's triggers ensure the pilot comes out ahead on tempo and card flow.

04
Zacama, Primal Calamity

Zacama, Primal Calamity

8.2% of decks · synergy 0.08

Zacama, Primal Calamity wants as much mana as possible the turn it resolves, and Heartbeat of Spring helps reach that threshold earlier while also supercharging the activated abilities Zacama untaps to use immediately.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

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

Commander is where Heartbeat of Spring actually belongs — the multiplayer context makes the symmetry acceptable, and combo-oriented or group-hug strategies can abuse the doubling effect before opponents capitalize. In Legacy and Vintage it's technically legal but practically ignored; those formats move faster than a three-mana enchantment that helps the whole table can justify. Oathbreaker is the one non-Commander sixty-card variant where it sees occasional play, again in mana-doubling or storm-adjacent shells. Standard, Pioneer, and Pauper don't have access to it.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

3,313 decks
Magus of the CandelabraStaff of DominationHeartbeat of Spring

Magus of the CandelabraStaff of DominationHeartbeat of Spring

Infinite card draw; Infinite draw triggers; Infinite lifegain; Infinite lifegain triggers; Infinite mana creatures you control can produce; Infinite mana lands you control can produce; Infinite untap of creatures you control; Infinite untap of lands you control

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Price Context

Current price

$1.88 cheap tier

At $1.88, Heartbeat of Spring sits comfortably in the budget tier — cheap enough to slot into any group-hug or combo list without a second thought. It's a narrow enough card that the price is unlikely to spike outside of a reprint or sudden Yurlok of Scorch Thrash breakout, so buy it when you need it and don't overthink it.

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