Imperiosaur
Creature — Dinosaur
Spend only mana produced by basic lands to cast this spell.
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Time Spiral Remastered
- Price
- $0.15
- EDHREC rank
- #25584
Imperiosaur is a 5/5 for four mana — legitimately efficient — but the catch is real: every mana used to cast it must come from basic lands, locking out Sol Ring, mana rocks, and dorks entirely. In decks built around basic-land density, that restriction becomes a feature; in anything else, it's a dealbreaker.
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, Imperiosaur is a niche inclusion that rewards mono-green or heavily basic-land-focused builds — think Yedora, Grave Gardener or landfall commanders that already flood the board with basics. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a vanilla 5/5 at any cost. Pauper is where Imperiosaur has the most legitimate competitive history, fitting into stompy green shells that run mostly Forests and want the best stat-line per mana they can find. Modern has long since outpaced it — a vanilla creature at four mana competes against too many threats that come with text boxes attached.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.15 bulk tier
At $0.15, Imperiosaur is pure bulk — no financial calculus needed, just grab a copy if the deck calls for it. Demand is too narrow for the price to move meaningfully in either direction.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.