Magnigoth Sentry
Creature — Treefolk
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
- CMC
- 4
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dominaria United
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #21344
Magnigoth Sentry puts a repeatable landfall trigger on the board — each land drop adds a +1/+1 counter, turning any land-heavy gameplan into a growing threat without spending cards. The cost is that it does nothing the turn it enters, making it a liability against fast tables unless Fangorn, Tree Shepherd or a similar engine is already running.
Best Commanders
Commanders with the highest synergy
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd
Fangorn, Tree Shepherd cares about Forests and lands entering, so Magnigoth Sentry slots directly into the landfall-counter loop — every Forest Fangorn ramps into adds a counter, and Sentry grows alongside the rest of the board without requiring any extra infrastructure.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
In Commander, Magnigoth Sentry lives in landfall and +1/+1 counter decks where it compounds over a long game, though it rarely wins on its own and gets cut as power level rises. Across competitive formats — Modern, Pioneer, Legacy — it doesn't see play; there are simply better landfall payoffs with immediate board impact. Pauper is its most plausible non-Commander home given the common slot, but even there the competition for four-mana creatures is stiff. Bulk common status across every format it's legal in tells you everything you need to know about its ceiling outside of niche Commander builds.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Magnigoth Sentry is deep bulk — pick it up from a commons box for free or near-free. There's no financial case to make here; it will hold exactly this value indefinitely, moving only if a breakout Commander build spikes demand, which isn't on the horizon.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.