Masumaro, First to Live
Legendary Creature — Spirit
Masumaro's power and toughness are each equal to twice the number of cards in your hand.
- CMC
- 6
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- G
- Rarity
- rare
- Set
- Saviors of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.86
- EDHREC rank
- #19830
Masumaro, First to Live is a green fatty that scales directly with your hand size — at seven cards in hand it's a 14/14, which ends games fast. The catch is that any hand-sculpting by opponents or a topdeck-heavy mid-game shrinks it to an embarrassment.
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 Masumaro, First to Live actually has a home, specifically in high-hand-size strategies built around commanders like Selvala, Explorer Returned or Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald that keep your grip perpetually stocked. In Legacy and Vintage it's legal but irrelevant — Tarmogoyf and Delver of Secrets do more for less without the hand-dependency. Modern has cheaper, more reliable threats that don't fold to a single Thoughtseize. Masumaro is a Commander card through and through, and even there it needs the right shell.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.86 bulk tier
At $0.86, Masumaro, First to Live sits firmly in bulk territory, which is fair given its narrow application. It won't appreciate unless a hand-size commander breaks through into mainstream popularity, so grab it cheap if the deck calls for it and don't expect a return.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.