Leyline Dowser
Artifact
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: Mill a card. You may put an instant or sorcery card milled this way into your hand.
Tap an untapped legendary creature you control: Untap this artifact.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- C
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander
- Price
- $0.26
- EDHREC rank
- #17675
Leyline Dowser turns every spell you cast into a tutor trigger, digging toward whatever permanent you need most — at instant speed, no less. Two mana to deploy is the right price for that kind of sustained card selection.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | not legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Leyline Dowser earns its slot: long games with high spell counts mean the triggered ability fires repeatedly, and the instant-speed reveal lets you snag a combo piece or answer right when you need it. Legacy and Vintage are legal homes but poor fits — the formats move too fast for a two-mana do-nothing-on-entry creature to matter. Oathbreaker shares Commander's longer game structure, so the card functions there for the same reasons, though the smaller deck size makes the tutor effect less essential.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.26 bulk tier
At $0.26, Leyline Dowser sits firmly in bulk territory — the kind of card you throw in a trade binder and forget. Given how often it appears in new Commander precons and casual builds, there's no upward pressure on price to expect.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.