Llanowar Mentor
Creature — Elf Spellshaper
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- CMC
- 1
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- uncommon
- Set
- Time Spiral Remastered
- Price
- $0.24
- EDHREC rank
- #13419
Llanowar Mentor turns spare mana and a land card into a repeatable Llanowar Elves factory — every activation drops a 1/1 that taps for green, and Sylvan Anthem turns that token stream into a growing board. The cost is real: one green mana plus discarding a land every time, so it rewards land-heavy builds and punishes lean ones.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | not legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Commander is where Llanowar Mentor earns its slot — token-matters and elf-tribal commanders can trigger off each activation, and the cumulative mana output from a pile of Llanowar Elves tokens compounds fast over a long game. In Legacy and Vintage, a one-mana creature that asks you to discard a land for each activation is too slow and resource-intensive against decks operating on a much tighter axis. Modern technically allows it, but the same problem applies — competitive green decks want mana acceleration that doesn't cost card equity. Llanowar Mentor is a Commander card through and through, best in pods where the game goes long enough to recoup the land investment.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card




Llanowar MentorSylvan AnthemEligeth, Crossroads AugurIntruder Alarm
Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite mana basic lands you control can produce; Near-infinite untap of all creatures
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Llanowar MentorElrond, Lord of RivendellEligeth, Crossroads AugurIntruder Alarm
Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite mana basic lands you control can produce; Near-infinite untap of all creatures
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Llanowar MentorSeason of GrowthEligeth, Crossroads AugurIntruder Alarm
Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite mana basic lands you control can produce; Near-infinite untap of all creatures
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Rite of HarmonyLlanowar MentorEarthcraftIntruder Alarm
Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite mana basic lands you control can produce; Near-infinite untap of all creatures
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Beck // CallLlanowar MentorEarthcraftIntruder Alarm
Infinite draw triggers; Infinite looting; Infinite self-discard triggers; Near-infinite creature tokens; Near-infinite ETB; Near-infinite mana basic lands you control can produce; Near-infinite untap of all creatures
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Current price
$0.24 bulk tier
At $0.24, Llanowar Mentor is deep bulk — you're picking it up for almost nothing. Bulk rares with narrow Commander applications tend to stay in this range, so don't expect movement.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.