Loam Larva
Creature — Insect
When this creature enters, you may search your library for a basic land card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Oath of the Gatewatch
- Price
- $0.09
- EDHREC rank
- #17916
Loam Larva puts a basic land on top of your library — not into play, on top — which means it costs you a draw step to do what a two-mana ramp spell does for free. The only home where that trade makes sense is Grist, the Hunger Tide, where the Insect body matters more than the land delivery.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Grist, the Hunger Tide
Grist, the Hunger Tide counts Loam Larva as an Insect for its mill-and-reanimate engine, so the land-on-top rider is just gravy on a body that already pulls weight in the tribe.
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 |
Loam Larva is a bulk Insect in every format it's legal in, and it doesn't threaten to break any of them. In Commander it lands exclusively in Grist, the Hunger Tide lists that want Insect count over ramp efficiency. In Pauper and older formats, every two-mana ramp option from Rampant Growth to Farseek does the job better and resolves it immediately. Loam Larva's ceiling is a niche tribal slot, and it never rises above that regardless of format.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.09 bulk tier
At $0.09, Loam Larva is deep bulk with no pressure pushing it higher. It sees play in one narrow commander archetype, which keeps demand low enough that the price floor is essentially the cost of printing.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.