Ichor Wellspring
Artifact
When this artifact enters or is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, draw a card.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- The Brothers' War Retro Artifacts
- Price
- $0.62
- EDHREC rank
- #938
Ichor Wellspring draws you a card when it enters and again when it leaves — two cards for two mana, no conditions. Commanders like Mishra, Eminent One that repeatedly copy or recur artifacts turn that two-for-one into a continuous draw engine.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Mishra, Eminent One
Mishra, Eminent One creates a token copy of Ichor Wellspring each combat, and every time that token dies at end of turn you draw a card — meaning Ichor Wellspring reliably nets you at least one free card per turn cycle on top of its enter trigger.
Osgir, the Reconstructor
Osgir, the Reconstructor can exile Ichor Wellspring from the graveyard and put two copies into play simultaneously, triggering two enters-the-battlefield draw effects and setting up two more when those artifacts hit the bin.
Gandalf the White
Gandalf the White flickers or recurs artifacts and other permanents on triggered ability chains, and Ichor Wellspring fires a draw trigger on every bounce or return — making it one of the most reliable card-advantage pieces in a Gandalf list.
Ragost, Deft Gastronaut
Ragost, Deft Gastronaut wants cheap artifacts to sacrifice for value, and Ichor Wellspring pays the entry fee twice — once on arrival and once on the way out — making it an ideal sacrifice target that replaces itself and then some.
Daretti, Scrap Savant
Daretti, Scrap Savant's ultimate recursion loop and his discard-to-loot ability both want artifacts that reward hitting the graveyard, and Ichor Wellspring is one of the cleanest hits: cast it, draw, discard it to Daretti, draw again, then recur it and repeat.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Ichor Wellspring is a staple in any artifact-heavy deck — two guaranteed draw triggers on a two-mana artifact is a baseline that holds up at any table. Pauper is where it also earns real respect, slotting into Affinity shells and artifact sacrifice decks that need cheap, self-replacing permanents. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; those formats don't have time for a 0/0 with no immediate board impact. Modern has enough redundancy in artifact draw that Ichor Wellspring rarely makes the cut over more explosive options.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.62 bulk tier
At $0.62, Ichor Wellspring sits firmly in bulk territory — pick up as many copies as you need without a second thought. Demand is steady across Commander and Pauper, but supply from multiple printings keeps the price anchored at the floor.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.