Lifespring Druid
Creature — Elf Druid
: Add one mana of any color.
- CMC
- 3
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- The List
- Price
- $0.12
- EDHREC rank
- #15971
Lifespring Druid taps for any color of mana, solving fixing problems on a 2/2 body for three mana — the cost is that three-mana dorks are a full turn behind the curve, and that gap matters. Outside of decks that specifically reward non-Human creatures or high mana dork counts, like Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy, better options almost always exist.
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 | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Lifespring Druid occupies the low end of playable mana dorks — it fills a slot when you need creature-based ramp and color fixing in the same package, but it competes poorly against two-mana options. In Pauper, the common restriction makes any functional ramp piece worth evaluating, and the any-color tap ability has real relevance in multicolor decks where fixing is scarce at common. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, Lifespring Druid is strictly unplayable — the formats are too fast and the opportunity cost too high for a vanilla 2/2 that taps for mana on turn three.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Kinnan, Bonder ProdigyLifespring DruidFreed from the Real
Infinite colored mana
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Kinnan, Bonder ProdigyLifespring DruidPemmin's Aura
Infinite colored mana
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Current price
$0.12 bulk tier
At $0.12, Lifespring Druid is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not the effect. That price is stable because demand is minimal and supply is deep; don't expect movement in either direction.
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Sources
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.