Keruga, the Macrosage
Legendary Creature — Dinosaur Hippo
Companion — Your starting deck contains only cards with mana value 3 or greater and land cards. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for 
as a sorcery.)
When Keruga enters, draw a card for each other permanent you control with mana value 3 or greater.
- CMC
- 5
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- GU
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths Promos
- Price
- $0.61
- EDHREC rank
- #8268
Keruga, the Macrosage enters and draws you a card for every nonland permanent you control with mana value 3 or greater — in a high-curve Commander deck, that's routinely four to eight cards off a single ETB. The cost is real: the companion restriction locks you out of every nonland permanent under three mana, so Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer // Blue, Loyal Raptor aside, most lists need to be built around it rather than slotted in.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer // Blue, Loyal Raptor
Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer // Blue, Loyal Raptor tribal Dinosaur decks naturally run a high density of large creatures, so Keruga, the Macrosage often draws five or more cards on entry with zero deckbuilding concessions — the companion restriction barely registers when your curve starts at three.
Volo, Guide to Monsters
Volo, Guide to Monsters wants a wide spread of creature types at high mana values, and Keruga, the Macrosage is both a Beast and a draw engine that refuels after Volo copies start hitting the board — the companion line is tight here but the payoff is proportional to how stuffed the battlefield gets.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Keruga, the Macrosage slots cleanly into any high-curve goodstuff or tribal shell that can tolerate the companion restriction — big-mana green-blue decks often hit the condition naturally. In competitive formats outside Commander, Keruga saw real play as a companion in Legacy and Vintage shells that were already playing zero one- or two-mana permanents, functioning as a free draw-seven in the right shell. Modern and Pioneer both allow it, but the restriction is more punishing in those formats where cheap interaction and accelerants are load-bearing. Across the board, the rate is strong enough that any deck already close to meeting the condition should seriously evaluate the free card advantage.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.61 bulk tier
At $0.61, Keruga, the Macrosage is deep bulk — a former competitive piece that's been reprinted into the floor. It holds fine as a pickup since bulk rares with demonstrated multi-format history rarely go lower, but you're buying it to play, not to speculate.
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Sources
Mentioned
- Owen Grady, Raptor Trainer // Blue, Loyal Raptor
- Volo, Guide to Monsters
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.