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Juniper Order Ranger

Creature — Human Knight Ranger

Whenever another creature you control enters, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature and a +1/+1 counter on this creature.

CMC
5
Mana cost
{3}{G}{W}
Color identity
GW
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Coldsnap
Price
$0.22
EDHREC rank
#7423
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Juniper Order Ranger card art
Juniper Order Ranger puts a +1/+1 counter on itself whenever another creature enters and on any creature you just cast a spell on — that's a self-reinforcing counter engine that scales fast in token and +1/+1 counter shells. The five-mana cost is the only real friction; pair it with Ashnod's Altar for mana acceleration or slot it into Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener where every trigger does double duty.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener

Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener

33.4% of decks · synergy 0.33

Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener doubles the value of every counter Juniper Order Ranger produces — each +1/+1 counter Bright-Palm places triggers the Ranger's second ability, and every creature entering triggers the first, creating a loop of escalating counters across the whole board.

02
Hamza, Guardian of Arashin

Hamza, Guardian of Arashin

33.4% of decks · synergy 0.30

Hamza, Guardian of Arashin rewards stacking +1/+1 counters with cost reduction, and Juniper Order Ranger feeds counters onto every creature entering, keeping that discount engine humming from the moment the Ranger lands.

03
Kyler, Sigardian Emissary

Kyler, Sigardian Emissary

30.4% of decks · synergy 0.27

Kyler, Sigardian Emissary grows whenever a Human enters, and Juniper Order Ranger puts counters on whatever just entered — together they turn each new Human into a double trigger that inflates Kyler and the fresh arrival simultaneously.

04
Shalai and Hallar

Shalai and Hallar

17.0% of decks · synergy 0.16

Shalai and Hallar wants to put counters on creatures to charge Hallar's damage triggers, and Juniper Order Ranger auto-distributes counters on every entry, accelerating that damage clock without requiring extra mana investment.

05
Ghave, Guru of Spores

Ghave, Guru of Spores

17.1% of decks · synergy 0.16

Ghave, Guru of Spores runs on counters and tokens as a closed loop, and Juniper Order Ranger slots in as a passive counter source — every Saproling Ghave spits out triggers the Ranger, which adds counters right back into Ghave's removal-and-regrowth engine.

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 Juniper Order Ranger actually lives — the 100-card singleton format gives it enough creature density and enough counter synergies to justify five mana, and the long game lets its compounding triggers snowball. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant; five mana for a creature that doesn't immediately affect the board is nowhere near the power threshold those formats demand. Modern is the same story: the cost and the non-immediacy put it well outside competitive range. Oathbreaker can support it in the right counter-focused shell, though the faster pace of that format makes the five-mana entry point tighter.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

1,230 decks
Ashnod's AltarJuniper Order Ranger

Ashnod's AltarJuniper Order Ranger

Infinite +1/+1 counters on a creature; Infinite ETB; Infinite LTB; Infinite colorless mana; Infinite death triggers; Infinite sacrifice triggers

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Price Context

Current price

$0.22 bulk tier

At $0.22, Juniper Order Ranger is deep bulk — you'll find copies in bulk bins or pick up a playset for under a dollar without thinking about it. The price is stable because demand is narrow and niche, but for the decks that want it, that narrowness makes it one of the best-value counter engines you can run.

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