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Lilysplash Mentor

Creature — Frog Druid

Reach
{1}{G}{U}: Exile another target creature you control, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with a +1/+1 counter on it. Activate only as a sorcery.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{G}{U}
Color identity
GU
Rarity
uncommon
Set
Bloomburrow
Price
$0.30
EDHREC rank
#4578
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Lilysplash Mentor card art
Lilysplash Mentor puts a free bounce trigger on every creature you cast, and in shells that loop Peregrine Drake that means infinite mana at instant speed with minimal setup. The cost is that it does nothing without an engine already running — but Clement, the Worrywort decks have that engine on command.

Best Commanders

Commanders with the highest synergy

01
Clement, the Worrywort

Clement, the Worrywort

86.3% of decks · synergy 0.81

Clement, the Worrywort is the natural home: Lilysplash Mentor's bounce trigger feeds directly into Clement's cast-from-hand loops, turning every creature bounce into another trigger toward the win.

02
Grolnok, the Omnivore

Grolnok, the Omnivore

50.8% of decks · synergy 0.46

Grolnok, the Omnivore mills frogs and exiles cards with croak counters, and Lilysplash Mentor lets you re-cast bounced creatures to keep fueling that exile engine repeatedly.

03
Loot, the Pathfinder

Loot, the Pathfinder

45.5% of decks · synergy 0.44

Loot, the Pathfinder cares about casting creatures from everywhere, and Lilysplash Mentor's bounce effect resets creatures to hand so Loot can cash them in for map tokens again.

04
Vannifar, Evolved Enigma

Vannifar, Evolved Enigma

24.0% of decks · synergy 0.19

Vannifar, Evolved Enigma chains creature casts into pod-style tutors, and Lilysplash Mentor lets you rebuy a creature already used this turn to generate another cast trigger.

05
Glarb, Calamity's Augur

Glarb, Calamity's Augur

19.1% of decks · synergy 0.17

Glarb, Calamity's Augur draws cards off creatures cast on opponents' turns, and Lilysplash Mentor keeps bouncing those creatures back so Glarb fires on every pass around the table.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern legal
pioneer legal
standard legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Lilysplash Mentor is legal in Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Standard, Vintage, and Oathbreaker — but Commander is where it actually matters. Constructed formats have faster, more efficient engines and no room for a three-mana bounce-on-cast effect that requires its own support structure. In Commander, the card earns its slot specifically in creature-loop strategies: the bounce trigger is free, stacks with multiple targets, and converts cheap, high-ETB creatures into infinite mana or infinite casts when paired with the right pieces. Outside dedicated loop decks it's a 3/3 that occasionally moves a creature — unplayable.

Key Combos

Combo lines featuring this card

Price Context

Current price

$0.30 bulk tier

At $0.30, Lilysplash Mentor is bulk, which is accurate — it's a build-around with a narrow home and no crossover appeal to keep demand up. Pick up copies freely; there's no meaningful price floor to protect.

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